The holy Eucharist is not only a sacrament; it is also a sacrifice-the holy sacrifice of the Mass. [21] Cf. CCC, 1486, 1497. Individual and integral confession of grave sins followed by absolution ...

The sacrament of reconciliation is a sacrament of ... You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea. — Micah 7:19 When satisfaction is given, the priest gives the confessor a task ...

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism ...

is a Catholic belief that the bread and the wine become the flesh and blood of Jesus Christ. Children prepare for their First Holy Communion in school but the sacrament takes place in church and ...