Sacraments of Initiation

Learn about the three sacraments of initiation and how to receive them.

 

Baptism

Jesus came up and spoke to them. He said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, make disciples of all nations; baptise them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to observe all the commands I gave you. And look, I am with you always; yes, to the end of time.’

The Gospel according to Matthew 28:19-20

Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as children of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission.

Catechism of the Catholic Church 1213

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Seeking Baptism?

Do you or a loved one want to get Baptised?

If so, get in contact with your local parish here! They’d love to hear from you. In the meantime, check out our series on Baptism here.

Confirmation

When the Apostles arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit, because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

The Acts of the Apostles 8:14-17

For "by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed."

Catechism of the Catholic Church 1285

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Interested in Confirmation?

Do you or a loved one want to get Confirmed?

If so, get in contact with your local parish here! They’d love to hear from you.

Eucharist

I am the living living bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life of the world. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me and I live in that person.

The Gospel according to John 6:51, 55-56

At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of his Body and Blood. This he did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the ages until he should come again… For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself.

Catechism of the Catholic Church 1323, 1324

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Desire to receive Christ in the Eucharist?

Do you or a loved one want to receive the Eucharist?

If so, get in contact with your local parish here! They’d love to hear from you. In the meantime, check out our series on the Mass here.