CATECHESIS ON CHURCH SACRAMENTS

Sir Fernando Paul

“Nanan”
Jimenez Castro
 SACRAMENTS

*are saving symbolic acts originating from

Christ’s ministry in, by, and for the Church
for the purpose of offering worship to God,
sanctifying people, and building up the
Christian community.
SACRAMENTS
 SIGNS AND SYMBOLS

SIGNS are all around us.

A SIGN is a word, an object, or n action
that points to something else.
It leads us to know another thing.
It informs us.
 SIGNS

*DIRECTIONAL SIGNS – Signs that tell

us what to do, where to go, or what speed
to travel. Example of these are No
Parking, Don't Step on the Grass, and
Keep Right.
DIRECTIONAL SIGNS
 NONDIRECTIONAL SIGNS
*are signs that do not show or provide
directions. Instead, they represent a person
or a group of people. Insignias and logos of
corporate groups are examples of these
nondirectional signs.
NONDIRECTIONAL SIGNS
 SYMBOL
A Symbol is a sign with a deeper meaning
or ‘ a variety of meanings that we
discover rather than create’’ (CFC 1521).
May be termed “effective” signs because
they produce or effect what they signify.
For example, a handshake not only
conveys friendship; it also helps deepen
the friendship. Symbols, therefore, not
only inform; they transform.
 SYMBOL
Allsymbols are signs but not all signs are
symbols.
However, in the Bible, a sign is always a
symbol.
 ACTIVITY
Draw two important symbols (personal)
and explain it. (20 points)