"226. Such as IS THE Tie together Amongst THE SACRAMENTS AND THE CHURCH? "
(Comp 226) Christ has entrusted the sacraments to his Church. They are the sacraments "of the Church" in a twofold sense: they are "from her" insofar as they are events of the Church which is the advantage of Christ's action; and they are "for her" in as considerably as they build up the Church."In rapid"(CCC 1132) The Church celebrates the sacraments as a religious community structured by the baptismal priesthood and the priesthood of fated ministers. To build up and explain(CCC 1117) As she has done for the code of belief of Firm Scripture and for the principles of the plan, the Church, by the power of the Strength of character who guides her "during all truth," has bit by bit recognized this attach importance to traditional from Christ and, as the accurate custodian of God's mysteries, has obstinate its "presidency" (Jn 16:13; cf. Mt 13:52; 1Cor 4:1). Thus the Church has discerned concluded the centuries that in the midst of liturgical carousing acquaint with are seven that are, in the grave aspect of the representation, sacraments instituted by the Lady. (CCC 1118) The sacraments are "of the Church" in the double aspect that they are "by her" and "for her." They are "by the Church," for she is the advantage of Christ's action at work in her in the piece of work of the Delightful Strength of character. They are "for the Church" in the aspect that "the sacraments make the Church" (St. Augustine, "De civ. Dei", 22, 17: PL 41, 779; cf. St. Thomas Aquinas, "STh"III, 64, 2 ad 3), since they simple and enunciate to men, second all in the Eucharist, the mystery of communion with the God who is love, One in three individuals. On consideration(CCC 1119) Forming "as it were, one mystical life form" with Christ the originator, the Church acts in the sacraments as "an geographically structured religious community" (LG 11; cf. Pius XII, Mystici Corporis (1943). Downhill Christening and Collaboration the religious inhabitants is enabled to event the liturgy, generation family of the accurate "who develop traditional Delightful Momentary, are payable to give to eat the Church with the word and design of God in the name of Christ" (LG 11; cf. Pius XII, "Mystici Corporis", 1943).
" (Back QUESTION: Such as IS THE SACRAMENTAL CHARACTER?)"
