Does the power of the sacraments come from Jesus?

[unworthy]

Hi,
one person I know said that the grace of the sacraments comes from God the Father, I responded that the grace of the sacraments come from Jesus Christ. That his sacrifice effected that grace. I didn’t feel right about saying that since I wasn’t sure if I could relegate the power to one specific person of the Trinity (in this case Jesus).

I want to clarify this to the person and group who unfortunately heard my response. Please let me know what is the Church’s teaching. Thank you,

unworthy

 

[Fr.Vincent_Serpa]

Hi

It was Jesus who became man. It was Jesus who instituted the Church an it was Jesus who instituted the sacraments. For example, the Father didn’t say: “Take this and eat it; this is My Body.” Certainly, the Father was in agreement with all that Jesus did, as was the Holy Spirit.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.