1. Rituals: We are immersed in a world of rituals…
Informal
Formal
Bathing
Feeding
Getting dressed
Chores
Ways we greet people
Elections
Pledge of Allegiance
4th of July Fireworks
Super Bowl
Thanksgiving
Graduation
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2. What rituals reveal… Ritual are a part of being human
They reveal and strengthen : Beliefs, Values, & Group Identity…
Example: Super Bowl Sunday- American, value teamwork, strength, competition, winning, entertainment.
These American core beliefs and values passed on from one generation to the next through Super Bowl rituals.
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3. Sacraments are rituals…
They are the most
important rituals
in our lives…
They are about the past, present and future/eternal life
They unite us to God and the Church
They give us a higher quality of life (sanctifying grace)
They help us become our best selves and get to heaven (actual grace)
They reveal and strengthen fundamental beliefs of our Faith and values of our Catholic community
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4. 7 Sacraments Categories
Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist
Reconciliation
Anointing of the Sick
Matrimony
Holy Orders
Initiation
Healing
Service
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5. 7 Sacraments Categories
Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist
Reconciliation
Anointing of the Sick
Matrimony
Holy Orders
Rites of Passage
Cyclical
Could be both
Rites of Passage
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6. Ordinary Rites of Passage
Things that happen once in life.
Milestones that we remember as an important moment of growth.
Examples: birth, 1st b-day, first tooth, high school, driver’s license, turn 18.
At every stage of life we have an important sacrament.
Sacraments mirror life.
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7. Ordinary Cycles in Life
Eating
Bathing
Laundry
Night-Day (Sleep cycle)
Seasons
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8. Sacramental ‘Cycles and Rites of Passage’ for our whole life
Infant stage: Baptism
Childhood stage:
1st Reconciliation
1st Communion
Adolescent stage: Confirmation
Adult stage: Matrimony, Holy Orders
End of Life: Anointing of the Sick
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9. Cyclical Sacraments
Like bathing and eating, cyclical Sacraments keep the soul ‘alive and healthy’.
Reconciliation
Washing(spiritual bath). Healing(wounds of sin healed).
Received as often as needed(definitely a.s.a.p. after mortal sin)
Eucharist
Spiritual nourishment, Healing of smaller sins.
Strengthens our union with God and Church.
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10. Saints have daily rituals…
Never will anyone who says his Rosary every day be led astray. This is a statement that I would gladly sign with my blood. ~Saint Louis de Montfort
Saint John Paul II
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