Hope is a gift from God which fosters within us a deep and appropriate desire for Him. Some of our greatest gifts of hope – during this Jubilee Year of Hope and always – are the seven Sacraments.
We experience the Sacraments one at a time, so we probably don’t often think of them as a group. Recently, Bishop Alfred Schlert provided some context to help us think about all seven Sacraments in relation to one another:
“Jesus gives us, at every moment of our lives, what we need, especially through the seven Sacraments,” he said. “We’re always in need of His love and His nourishment, so we have the Holy Eucharist. We’re always in need of forgiveness so we have the Sacrament of Penance. We’re always in need of healing, so we have the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
“Other Sacraments like Confirmation give us the strength for a lifetime,” the bishop said. “The Sacrament of Marriage gives us the strength for a lifetime. The Sacrament of Holy Orders, through which we have the Priesthood, provides strength for a lifetime. Baptism brings us into the Church. It washes away our original sin for a lifetime.”
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Finding Hope in Every Stage of Life through the Seven Sacraments - AD Today
Hope is a gift from God which fosters within us a deep and appropriate desire for Him. Some of our greatest gifts of hope – during this Jubilee Year of Hope and always – are the seven Sacraments.
