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It is important that you know whether you have Sanctifying Grace in your soul or not. It is something you cannot afford to be uncertain about. Grace, however, is absolutely spiritual. You cannot feel it or experience it with any of the five senses. A religious feeling does not indicate that presence of Sanctifying Grace in the soul. Therefore, Jesus Christ had to give us some signs which would indicate that Grace is going into the soul. He had to give us signs that we could see, feel, hear or experience with some of the five senses. As a matter of fact, He gave us seven such signs by which we could know that we are receiving Grace. These signs are the seven Sacraments.
The Sacraments are another indication of how much God loves you and how interested He is in you. In studying the Sacraments, you will realize keenly how much non-Catholics have missed in life, as the wonders of God's loving care are unfolded before your eyes.
Baptism
Through Baptism, our sins are washed away, Sanctifying Grace first enters our soul, and we are able to receive the other Sacraments.
Confirmation
Penance
We should repeatedly use the Sacrament of Penance to ask Our Lord for forgiveness, and to receive the extra graces we need to resist temptation.
Holy Eucharist
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True Stories of Eucharistic Miracles -- This brochure contains four incredible Eucharistic miracles that
will help increase the awe and reverence due to Our Lord, Body, Blood,
Soul, and Divinity, in this blessed Sacrament.
Extreme Unction
Extreme Unction gives strength to both the body and the soul of the sick and dying.
Holy Orders
Through Holy Orders, men receive the powers of the Catholic Priesthood.
Matrimony
Matrimony is the Sacrament made by Jesus Christ to sanctify (make holy) the lawful union of a Christian man and a Christian woman.
- The Evil of Divorce -- Divorce is wrong no matter how you look at it, and this short paper directly shows God's dislike for it with various quotes from Scripture.
- St. Alphonsus' Advice to Parents -- The great doctor of the Church, St. Alphonsus de Liguori, councils parents as only a Saint could. A "must-read" for mothers and fathers. [En Español]
- The Nature of Marriage
- The Sins Against Marriage
- How to have a Happy Marriage
- The Duties of Parents Toward Their Children.