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Sacraments

 
  Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Reconciliation/Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Marriage, Holy Orders  
     
 

The sacraments of Christian initiation—Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist—lay the foundations of every Christian life. Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together share the common vocation of all Christ's disciples, a vocation to holiness and to the mission of evangelizing the world.

 
 

THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST

 
 

Learn more from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Jesus said,  "‘I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh " (John 6:51–52)." 
See Mass Schedule for the celebration of the sacrament of the Eucharist

 
 

THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION

 
  Learn more about the Sacrament of Confirmation from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
The sacrament of confirmation is found in Bible passages such as Acts 8:14–17, 9:17, 19:6, and Hebrews 6:2, which speak of a laying on of hands for the purpose of bestowing the Holy Spirit.
 
 

SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS

 
 

Learn more about the Sacrament of Holy Orders from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Those who receive the sacrament of Holy Orders are consecrated in Christ's name "to feed the Church by the word and grace of God." Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry.

There are three ranks of clergy: bishops (episcopate), priests (presbyterate or 'elders'), and diaconate. Bishops have the care of multiple congregations and appoint, ordain, and discipline priests and deacons. Priests have the responsibility of teaching, governing, and providing the sacraments in a given congregation (1 Tim. 5:17; Jas. 5:14–15). Deacons are the assistants of the bishops and are responsible for teaching and administering certain Church tasks, such as the distribution of food (Acts 6:1–6)
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St. Mary Our Lady of Grace, 515 - 4th St S, St. Petersburg,  FL 33701
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