What do we receive in the joyful sacraments of the Church?

The sacraments of the Church reveal God’s ultimate love for us in the following:

• a. They make the believer a special child of God (in the sacrament of baptism ).

• b. The believer becomes the temple of the Holy Spirit who guides his life and grants him victory (in the sacrament of chrismation ).

• c. The believer is given a heavenly table for his nourishment (in the sacrament of the eucharist ).

• d. The believer is cleansed from all defilement that he may grow in the Spirit and become an icon of Christ (in the sacrament of repentance and confession ).

• e. The believer partakes of Christ’s priesthood (in the sacrament of priesthood ).

• f. The believer’s home is transformed into an embassy of heaven (in the sacrament of marriage ).

• g. Lastly, when the believer suffers, he finds Christ kneeling down with love to embrace him. He also finds all the other members suffering with him and praying for him (in the sacrament of the unction of the sick ).

This is the mystery of divine love, the mystery of the heavenly wedding.