Essential Signs
• Each Sacrament has essential signs that must be present for the Sacrament to be valid
• Different Sacraments can be administered by different types of people
Draw up a table like this:Heading: “Sacraments and Signs”
Sacrament Essential Signs Ministers
Baptism
Sacrament Essential Signs Ministers
Baptism Washing with water, while saying “I baptise you in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit
Bishop, Priest, Deacon, or any person in the case of emergency
Confirmation
Sacrament Essential Signs Ministers
Confir-mation
Anointing with Chrism and laying on of hand to receive the Holy Spirit
A bishop, or a priest authorised by the bishop
Eucharist
Sacrament Essential Signs Ministers
Eucha-rist
Doing as Jesus did at the Last Supper – using bread and wine and his words and actions
Only a bishop or a priest can celebrate the Eucharist
Penance / Reconciliation
Sacrament Essential Signs Ministers
Pen-ance / Recon-ciliation
Confessing sins with true sorrow and receiving absolution and a penance
A bishop, or a priest author-ised to hear confessions
Anointing of the Sick
Sacrament Essential Signs Ministers
Anoint-ing of the sick
Anointing with the holy oil during a prayer asking for forgiveness and healing
A bishop or priest
Marriage
Sacrament Essential Signs Ministers
Mar-riage
Mutual consent of a man and a women to live together forever with the intention of raising a family
A baptised man and a baptised women
A priest or a Bishop
Holy Orders
Sacrament Essential Signs Ministers
Holy Orders
Laying on of hands, with a prayer asking for God to give the powers of ministry of a bishop, priest or deacon
A bishop