Origin of the sacraments

[insanetacoguy99]

what is the origin of the sacraments? i need this answered today!!!

 

[Turtle_Turtle]

Paragraph 1114 of the CCC

“Adhering to the teacing of the Holy Scriptures, to the apostolic traditions, and to the consensus…of the Fathers,” we profess that “the sacraments of the new law were…all instituted by Jesus Christ our Lord.”

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Further down it says, I wanted to share this, that the Sacraments are “the masterworks of God” in the new and everlasting covenant.

 

[1ke]

what is the origin of the sacraments? i need this answered today!!!

As a Catholic, why is it you do not already know?

If this is for a school assignment, you need to do the work yourself, not attempt to have others do it for you.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church is available online.

 

[Turtle_Turtle]

As a Catholic, why is it you do not already know?

If this is for a school assignment, you need to do the work yourself, not attempt to have others do it for you.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church is available online.

Oh no I did not realize I was doing someone’s else school work, I just was really happy I found a question I knew the anwer to on the forum.

 

[1ke]

Oh no I did not realize I was doing someone’s else school work, I just was really happy I found a question I knew the anwer to on the forum.

While it is not certain, the framing of the question along with this being the OP’s sole post seems to indicate this is some sort of school assignment. It may not be, and the OP is free to clarify.

You didn’t do anything wrong. I am simply skeptical of these types of posts, and in my experience they typically do turn out to be school kids looking for easy answers. But, certainly not always.

 

[Turtle_Turtle]

While it is not certain, the framing of the question along with this being the OP’s sole post seems to indicate this is some sort of school assignment. It may not be, and the OP is free to clarify.

You didn’t do anything wrong. I am simply skeptical of these types of posts, and in my experience they typically do turn out to be school kids looking for easy answers. But, certainly not always.

I will try harder to watch out for these type of posts. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

 

[garysibio]

Paragraph 1114 of the CCC

“Adhering to the teacing of the Holy Scriptures, to the apostolic traditions, and to the consensus…of the Fathers,” we profess that “the sacraments of the new law were…all instituted by Jesus Christ our Lord.”

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Further down it says, I wanted to share this, that the Sacraments are “the masterworks of God” in the new and everlasting covenant.

Now I’m confused. If Jesus instituted the sacrament of marriage, then it didn’t exist before the incarnation. It seems to me that marriage was established by God the Father when He created Adam and Eve. Are marriages prior to Jesus considered non-sacramental by the Church? Does this make them somehow less than sacramental marriages?

 

[tee_eff_em]

Now I’m confused. If Jesus instituted the sacrament of marriage, then it didn’t exist before the incarnation. It seems to me that marriage was established by God the Father when He created Adam and Eve. Are marriages prior to Jesus considered non-sacramental by the Church? Does this make them somehow less than sacramental marriages?

1612 The nuptial covenant between God and his people Israel had prepared the way for the new and everlasting covenant in which the Son of God, by becoming incarnate and giving his life, has united to himself in a certain way all mankind saved by him, thus preparing for “the wedding-feast of the Lamb.”

1613 On the threshold of his public life Jesus performs his first sign - at his mother’s request - during a wedding feast. The Church attaches great importance to Jesus’ presence at the wedding at Cana. She sees in it the confirmation of the goodness of marriage and the proclamation that thenceforth marriage will be an efficacious sign of Christ’s presence.

I would recommend the whole of the section of the Catechism, Marriage in God’s Plan.

Marriages prior to the institution of the Sacrament of Baptism – The gateway to the Sacraments – And those since even up to today entailing at least one unbaptized spouse, are natural marriages and are not sacramental. I suppose they may be considered *less than sacramental marriages *insofar as they do not impart the graces available to the sacramentally married. But they can be and many are every bit as valid as sacramental marriages, subject to the appropriate circumstances.

tee

 

[garysibio]

I would recommend the whole of the section of the Catechism, Marriage in God’s Plan.

Marriages prior to the institution of the Sacrament of Baptism – The gateway to the Sacraments – And those since even up to today entailing at least one unbaptized spouse, are natural marriages and are not sacramental. I suppose they may be considered *less than sacramental marriages *insofar as they do not impart the graces available to the sacramentally married. But they can be and many are every bit as valid as sacramental marriages, subject to the appropriate circumstances.

tee

Thanks

 

[1ke]

Are marriages prior to Jesus considered non-sacramental by the Church?

Yes, they are called natural marriages.

Natural marriage continues to this day. A marriage between two unbaptized people, or a baptized/unbaptized pair, have a natural marriage.

Does this make them somehow less than sacramental marriages?

It makes them no less valid. The marriages do not have sacramental character or sacramental grace, which can only be received by the baptized.