Introduction to Sacraments
Across
- 4. A term meaning that sacraments are effective by means of the sacramental rites themselves, and not because of the worthiness of the minister or recipient.
- 6. This separated mankind from God, darkened the human intellect, weakened the human will, and introduced into human nature an inclination toward sin.
- 9. This supernatural, free, and undeserved help from God is given for specific circumstances.
- 11. An indelible mark imprinted on the soul by the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders.
- 12. A specific gift or grace of the Holy Spirit which directly or indirectly benefits the Church.
Down
- 1. Hebrew for "anointed."
- 2. Human desires that remain disordered due to the temporal consequences of Original Sin.
- 3. The free and unmerited favor of God given through the sacraments.
- 5. The first message of Good News in which the promise of the Messiah and Redeemer is foretold.
- 7. The act by which Jesus Christ, through his sacrificial Death on the Cross, set mankind free from the slavery of sin, thus redeeming us from the power of the Devil.
- 8. A formal agreement between people or between God and man involving mutual commitments and guarantees.
- 10. Profaning the sacraments or other liturgical actions, or things consecrated to God in a special way.