Sacraments

Sacraments and Sacramentals

We recognize that the Sacraments have a visible and invisible reality, a reality open to all the human senses but grasped in its God-given depths with the eyes of faith. When parents hug their children, for example, the visible reality we see is the hug. The invisible reality the hug conveys is love. We cannot "see" the love the hug expresses, though sometimes we can see its nurturing effect in the child.

The visible reality we see in the Sacraments is their outward expression, the form they take, and the way in which they are administered and received. The invisible reality we cannot "see" is God's grace, his gracious initiative in redeeming us through the death and Resurrection of his Son. His initiative is called grace because it is the free and loving gift by which he offers people a share in his life, and shows us his favor and will for our salvation. Our response to the grace of God's initiative is itself a grace or gift from God by which we can imitate Christ in our daily lives.

The saving words and deeds of Jesus Christ are the foundation of what he would communicate in the Sacraments through the ministers of the Church. Guided by the Holy Spirit, the Church recognizes the existence of Seven Sacraments instituted by the Lord. They are the Sacraments of Initiation (BaptismConfirmation, the Eucharist), the Sacraments of Healing (Penance and the Anointing of the Sick), and the Sacraments at the Service of Communion (Marriage and Holy Orders). Through the Sacraments, God shares his holiness with us so that we, in turn, can make the world holier.
~From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops website
 
Sacraments in our Parish
 
Eucharist
Penance
Anointing of the Sick
Marriage
Holy Orders
 
 
Sacrament Certificate Request Form

Our Divine Savior Catholic Church - Sacrament Certificate Request Form

Please complete one request form per Sacramental copy. Please allow two to three weeks to process your request.
NOTE: All fields are required to complete your request.


A donation of $10 per certificate is requested. You can pay with cash or check to the Our Divine Savior office. The office is open Monday - Friday 10AM-3PM.
Mail payment to:
566 E. Lassen Avenue
Chico, CA 95973
or use the Online Giving option. When choosing online giving select Faith Formation in the first drop down menu option and Religious Ed Fees in the second drop down menu option.


Please be specific. e.g,. general purpose, first holy communion, confirmation, marriage, annulment, etc.


You will receive your certificate following receipt of donation. $10 per certificate.

 
 

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