304. What is a sacrament?
A sacrament is an outward instituted by to give grace.
305. How many sacraments are there?
There are seven sacraments: , Confirmation, Holy , Penance, of the Sick, Holy Orders, and .
306. From whom do the sacraments receive their power to give grace?
The sacraments receive their power to give grace from , through the merits of Jesus Christ.
307. Do the sacraments give sanctifying grace?
The sacraments do sanctifying grace.
308. Does each of the sacraments also give a special grace?
Each of the sacraments also gives a special grace, called grace, which helps one to carry out the particular of that sacrament.
309. Do the sacraments always give grace?
The sacraments always give grace if we receive them with the dispositions.
310. Why are Baptism and Penance called sacraments of the dead?
Baptism and Penance are called sacraments of the because their chief purpose is to give the life of sanctifying grace to spiritually dead through sin.
311. Why are Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony called sacraments of the living?
Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Anointing of the Sick, Holy , and Matrimony are called sacraments of the because their chief purpose is to give more grace to souls already alive through grace.
312. What sin does one commit who knowingly receives a sacrament of the living in mortal sin?
He who knowingly receives a sacrament of the living in mortal sin commits a mortal sin of , because he treats a sacred thing with grave .
313. Which are the sacraments that can be received only once?
The sacraments that can be received only once are Baptism, , and Holy Orders.
314. Why can Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders be received only once?
Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders can be received only once because they imprint on the soul a spiritual , called a character, which lasts .