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The Seven Sacraments
Approximately sixteen hundred
years ago, Patrick first brought the light of faith to Ireland and as
he travelled his pilgrim path, as he made his way from place to place,
he marked his pilgrimage around Ireland with halting stones, at the
many places where he received divine inspiration or strength for his
mission.
As
we journey in faith in our lives, as we make our pilgrimage or travel
our pilgrim path some sixteen hundred years later, we too need to draw
strength and we too need divine inspiration to help us.
There
are many sources from which we can draw strength or from where we can
be nourished to help us on our pilgrimage in life but for every
Christian and every baptised person, the main source of our strength is
in and through the Sacraments. In defining a sacrament, someone once
said:
"A sacrament is a sacred action in which Christians assemble
to celebrate their lived experience calling to mind their common story.
The action is a symbol of Gods care for us in Christ. In enacting the
symbol, we are brought closer to one another in the Church and to the
Lord who is there for us."
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