Lesson 1.1 — The Sacramental Principle
How physical signs communicate divine grace to human souls.
Sacraments are outward signs instituted by Christ to give grace. Through visible symbols—water, oil, bread, wine, laying on of hands—the Holy Spirit confers invisible sanctifying grace upon the soul.
Primary Magisterial Sources
Catechism Paragraphs 1066–1070
The Sacramental Economy (CCC 1066-1070)
The Church celebrates in her liturgy above all the Paschal mystery by which Christ accomplished the work of our salvatio...
Church Document (COUNCIL CONSTITUTION)
Sacrosanctum Concilium (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy)
The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, setting forth principles for liturgical renewal, the noble simplicity of the Rom...