Basic
History records that the early church practiced three sacraments: baptism, the Agape feast, and the Eucharist. When baptism became something administered to an infant, this rite of initiation split into distinct sacraments: baptism shortly after birth and then Confirmation.
The seven sacraments are:
• Baptism (as infants or adults)
• Eucharist (the Lord’s Supper, or Communion)
• Reconciliation (Penance or Confession)
• Confirmation
• Marriage
• Holy Orders
• Anointing of the Sick (Extreme Unction or Last Rites)