SACRAMENTS
Catholics believe that the Sacraments are outward signs instituted by Christ to give grace and to draw us more deeply into the life of God and His Church. Through these sacred mysteries, we encounter Christ’s saving love in a real and transformative way. At Holy Trinity, we strive to celebrate each Sacrament with profound faith, reverence, and joy, supporting our parish community as we journey together in holiness.
Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. (Mt 28:19-20)
“Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit, and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission: “Baptism is the sacrament of regeneration through water in the word”.
– Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1213
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BAPTISM
CONFIRMATION
Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John, who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. For He had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they began laying their hands on them, and they were receiving the Holy Spirit.
(Acts 8:14-17)
“By the Sacrament of Confirmation, [the Baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence, they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed.”
– Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1285
For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in Him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds in me will have life because of me. (John 6:56-57)
“The Eucharist is ‘the source and summit of the Christian life.’ The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch.”
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1323-1326
EUCHARIST
HOLY MATRIMONY
A man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh, so they are no longer two but one flesh. (Mk 10:7-8)
“The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament.”
– Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1601
Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters of the church, and they should pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up.
(James 5:14-15)
“As soon as anyone of the faithful begins to be in danger of death from sickness or old age, the fitting time for him to receive this sacrament has certainly already arrived. If a sick person who received this anointing recovers his health, he can in the case of another grave illness receive this sacrament again. If during the same illness the person’s condition becomes more serious, the sacrament may be repeated. It is fitting to receive the Anointing of the Sick just prior to a serious operation. The same holds for the elderly whose frailty becomes more pronounced.”
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1514-1515
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
FUNERALS
“All the sacraments, and principally those of Christian initiation, have as their goal the last Passover of the child of God which, through death, leads him into the life of the Kingdom. Then what he confessed in faith and hope will be fulfilled: "I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come."
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1680.
SACRAMENTAL RECORDS
To obtain an updated Baptism certificate, or any other official Sacramental Record, contact the church where you were Baptized.
To obtain a Sacramental record from Holy Trinity, you may call the Parish Office at 303.428.3594. or download the Request Form below and email to ParishOffice@htcatholic.org or fax to 303.427.4125.
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