Transcript Document

Freshmen Second Semester
“Sacraments and Prayer”
SACRAMENT(s)
from Latin
sacramentum
'solemn oath'
;from sacrare
'to hallow‘ ,
from sacer
'sacred'
Principle of
Sacramentality
Taking the word
"sacrament" in its
broadest sense, as the sign
of something sacred and
hidden (mysterious), we
can say that the whole
world is a vast
“sacramental system”, in
that material things are the
signs of things spiritual and
sacred, even the Divinity.
Catholic Encyclopedia
The principle of
sacramentality refers to a
perspective on the world that
acknowledges God’s
presence in all people and in
everything good.
The Sacraments are
"efficacious signs of grace,
instituted by Christ and
entrusted to the Church, by
which divine life is dispensed
to us” CCC 1131
WORDS
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Circle
Red
Crucifix
Oil
Vows
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Bread
Hands
Wine
Flame
White
Water
Popsicle
Principle of
Sacramentality
Reading questions:
1. When faced with a
mystery, what are our two
choices?
2. What is the meaning of
sentence #1 of paragraph
#2?
3. How might ordinary
things, such as water and
fire, speak to us of God?
1. What is the symbol in this
passage?
John 4: 4-26
2. What does it symbolize?
3. How might this effect the
woman’s life?
Humans as symbol-makers
• “Among all the creatures on earth, the human
being is the only symbol-making creature for he,
she, or they consciously represent and express
themselves through symbols. In this way human
beings image and participate in the life of the
Divine Being who is the symbol maker par
excellence.”
Journal Entry
• How does this quote relate to the understanding
of “the principle of sacramentality”?
• What symbolizes you? Draw or write about things
that symbolize you.