• Basic

    Seven Sacraments

    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)