“By His divine power, He has lavished on us all the things we need for life and for true devotion, through the knowledge of Him who has called us by His own glory and goodness. Through these, the greatest and priceless promises have been lavished on us, that through them you should share the divine nature and escape the corruption rife in the world through disordered passion.” (2Peter 1:3-4)

The Sacraments are the great and priceless promises that Christ has given to the Church so that her members may share in His Divine Nature and escape the corruption rife in the world through disordered passion. 

The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us that the sacraments are external signs of internal grace. There are seven sacraments, all of which are ministered by priests, who faithfully carry out the mission that Jesus gave His disciples.

These sacraments or graces accompany us in every state of life right from our childhood when we receive baptism till our dying day when we receive the sacrament of the anointing of the sick:

1. Baptism: makes us children of God, heirs to the Kingdom of Heaven.
2. Confession: renews us in the image of God when we sincerely repent and admit all the sins that disfigure our soul.
3. Holy Eucharist: nourishes us and unites us to the Lord.
4. Confirmation: confirms us in the faith and fills us with the power of the Holy Spirit.
5. Matrimony: unites a man and woman together so that they can lead a life worthy of the Lord, and bear fruit to God-given offspring, who are to be brought up in the faith to know and love God.
6. Holy Orders: unites a person solely to God and empowers the consecrated soul with special graces for that call of life.
7. Anointing of the Sick: heals us spiritually when our soul is nearing its departure from the world.