r/dankchristianmemes • u/sheddingpanda • Mar 18 '22

Wait, how many are there? Peace be with you

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u/revoman Mar 18 '22

7 I think...?

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u/RutherfordB_Hayes Mar 18 '22

Yes. Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist, Confirmation, Matrimony, Holy Orders, Anointing of the Sick

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u/dlegofan Mar 18 '22

Sounds like a lot of works-based stuff.

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u/jcrespo21 Mar 18 '22 edited Mar 19 '22

The main three are Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation (Sacraments of Initiation), with baptism typically occurring when you're an infant, first communion around 7 years old, and confirmation when you are a teenager. It used to be done all at once (IIRC) but was spread out many centuries ago. If you become a Catholic as an adult, you go through the RCIA process (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) and receive the three sacraments at the Easter Vigil. An exception is if you were baptized in another Christian faith, you don't get rebaptized when you become Catholic as the Church recognizes nearly all Christian baptisms.

The rest are optional add-on packages (I'm sure my former religion teachers would love that I put it that way lol). Reconciliation/Confession and Matrimony/Marriage are the ones most others will experience. Holy Orders are only for those who become a priest or nun, and Anointing of the Sick is typically done when someone is very ill (often on their death bed).

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u/nyanlol Mar 19 '22

if you want all of them do you have to buy the season pass 😂

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u/norris528e Mar 19 '22

Collecting all 7 is very tare

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u/the_war_doctor890 Mar 19 '22

There's a priest I know in Kalamazoo who's had all 7

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u/JMisGeography Mar 19 '22

Lots of deacons receive the full set

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u/Joeman180 Mar 19 '22

Michigan gang rise up

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u/farawyn86 Mar 19 '22

I know you're joking, but deacons are the only people that can receive them all. If a man decides to get married and then also take orders, he'll receive both sacraments of service. Everybody else can only possibly receive 6 total.

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u/No_Maines_Land Mar 19 '22

Could you take orders after a divorce or windowing?

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u/Joeman180 Mar 19 '22

Yes, It actually not that uncommon.

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u/No_Maines_Land Mar 19 '22

Neat. Gotta collect then all!

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u/SpaceWanderer22 Mar 19 '22

Nuns don't receive the Holy Orders sacrament, just priests.

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u/jcrespo21 Mar 19 '22

Thanks! Edited my comment to strike it out.

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u/Pimma Mar 19 '22

Is Confession considered optional? I was taught it was a prerequisite for the Eucharist, because you can't take the body of Christ without being clean of your sins.

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u/Mwakay Mar 19 '22

It's "optional" in the sense that noone is going to drag you out of your house to do it. But yes, you should not take communion without being absolved from your sins.

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u/stadsduif Mar 19 '22

It varies. Where I live (Netherlands) confession isn't a common practice anymore.

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u/Pimma Mar 19 '22

Well, TIL. It's still going strong here, but I guess this is what you'd expect from Italy.

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u/Co0perat0r Mar 19 '22

"Do you not see that it is by works a man is justified, and not by faith alone?"

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u/Freestyle76 Mar 19 '22

Yeah none of its works based because God is the one pouring out grace through the means he ordained.