Sacraments
The sacraments are efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us. The visible rites by which the sacraments are celebrated signify and make present the graces proper to each sacrament. They bear fruit in those who receive them with the required dispositions.
The Church celebrates the sacraments as a priestly community structured by the baptismal priesthood and the priesthood of ordained ministers.
The Holy Spirit prepares the faithful for the sacraments by the Word of God and the faith which welcomes that word in well-disposed hearts. Thus the sacraments strengthen faith and express it.
The fruit of sacramental life is both personal and ecclesial. For every one of the faithful on the one hand, this fruit is life for God in Christ Jesus; for the Church, on the other, it is an increase in charity and in her mission of witness.
(The Catechism of the Catholic Church #’s 1131-1134)
In the Catholic Church we celebrate seven sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Confession, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders and Matrimony.
The sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist, Penance and the anointing of the sick are celebrated regularly. The schedule is posted on the Home page of the website. Holy Communion is brought to the homebound and the nursing home regularly. The Anointing of the Sick can be scheduled any Wednesday at the 5:15 PM Mass in Lutcher or by appointment.
Adults wishing to participate in the Sacrements for the first time should contact RCIA for more information; contact Ernie or Lisa Sieber; for Ernie call 225-266-0569; for Lisa call 225-802-1165