How do sacraments make us holy?

by sharing God's grace and strengthening the Holy Spirit in us. To be Holy means to be dedicated or consecrated to God. Without a doubt we can be holy. God made us to be holy. to say otherwise ignores Scripture. read more

The sacrament is an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. It is through grace that people are sanctified, or made holy. read more

The sevenfold list of sacraments is often organized into three categories: the sacraments of initiation (into the Church, the body of Christ), consisting of Baptism, the Eucharist, and Confirmation; the sacraments of healing, consisting of Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick; and the sacraments of service: Holy Orders and Matrimony. read more