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By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture, Jan 19, 2024
All seven of the Church’s sacraments are extraordinarily powerful occasions of grace for those who receive them, but I suspect we all have our favorites. For example, an adult convert might single out baptism as having a powerful impact on his life, whereas a cradle Catholic might appreciate baptism only somewhat more “theoretically”, since he or she cannot remember receiving the sacrament and may not associate graces received with that blessed foundation.
It is useless to argue about the question of which sacrament has had the most powerful impact on our lives, because we do not necessarily experience the operations of grace in the same way as God knows them to be working within us. But it is still both interesting and salutary to reflect on our personal awareness of the benefits of each sacrament in our lives. So let us review, consider and wonder at these stupendous gifts of grace. ….
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Jeffrey Mirus holds a Ph.D. in intellectual history from Princeton University. A co-founder of Christendom College, he also pioneered Catholic Internet services. He is the founder of Trinity Communications and CatholicCulture.org