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By which we are born into the new life in Christ

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The fruits of this Sacrament are:
• Remission of Original Sin.
• Birth into the new life by which man becomes an adoptive son of the Father, a member of Christ, and a temple of the Holy Spirit.
• Incorporation into the Church, the Body of Christ, and participation in the priesthood of Christ.
• The imprinting, on the soul, of an indelible spiritual sign, the character, which consecrates the baptized person for Christian worship. Because of this character, Baptism cannot be repeated.

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By which we are more perfectly bound to the Church and enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit

 

The fruits of this Sacrament are:
• An increase and deepening of baptismal grace.
• A deepening of one’s roots in the divine affiliation, which makes one cry, “Abba, Father!”
• A firming of one’s unity with Christ.
• An increase of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
• A strengthening of one’s bond with the Church and closer association with her mission.
• Special strength of the Holy Spirit to spread and defend the Faith by word and action as a true witnesses of Christ, to confess the name of Christ boldly, and to never be ashamed of the Cross.
• The imprinting, as in Baptism, of a spiritual mark or indelible character on the Christian’s soul. Because of this character, one can receive this Sacrament only once in one’s life.

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By which Christ associates his Church and all her members with the sacrifice of the cross

 

The fruits of this Sacrament are:
• An increase in the communicant’s union with Christ.
• Forgiveness of venial sins.
• Preservation from grave sins.
• A strengthening of the bonds of charity between the communicant and Christ.
• A strengthening of the unity of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ

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By which sins after Baptism are forgiven

 

The fruits of this Sacrament are:
• An increase in the communicant’s union with Christ.
• Forgiveness of venial sins.
• Preservation from grave sins.
• A strengthening of the bonds of charity between the communicant and Christ.
• A strengthening of the unity of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ

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By which a special graces conferred during grave illness or old age

 

The fruits of this Sacrament are:
• Unity with the Passion of Christ, for the sick person’s own good and that of the whole Church.
• Strength, peace, and courage to endure as a Christian the sufferings of illness or old age.
• Forgiveness of sins, if the sick person was not able to obtain it through the Sacrament of Penance.
• Restoration of health, if it is conducive to the salvation of the soul.
• Preparation for entering eternal life.

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By which the task of serving in the name and in the Person of Christ is conferred

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The fruits of this Sacrament are:
• The mission and faculty (“the sacred power”) to act in persona Christi.
• Configuration to Christ as Priest, Teacher, and Pastor.
• The imprinting, as in Baptism, of an indelible character that cannot be repeated or conferred temporarily.

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By which a man and a woman form with each other an intimate communion of life and love

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The fruits of this Sacrament for the spouses are:
• The grace to love each other with the love with which Christ has loved his Church.
• A perfecting of their human love.
• A strengthening of their indissoluble unity.
• Sanctification on their way to Heaven.
• The grace to “help one another to attain holiness in their married life and in welcoming and educating their children.”
• An integration into God’s covenant with man: Authentic married love is caught up into divine love.

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