CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC CHURCH
LOVE IS - WHERE GOD IS -
LOVE IS
BELIEVES and TEACHES:
THE BIBLE - for it is the inspired word of God.
THE GODHEAD - Consists of God the Father who is attributed with
the creation, God the Son, co-creator and redeemer, God the Holy Spirit, life of
the Church.
THE TRINITY - for there is God the Father, God the Son and God
the Holy Spirit, but one Godhead, that is but one God. This mystery of faith is
called the Trinity.
PURPOSE OF LIFE - As we understand it, is to know love and serve God
in this world, so as to be happy with him in the next.
THE CREEDS- Apostle's, Nicene, Athanasian (Quicumque Vult) for
these explain the Faith in plain simple and uncomplicated manners.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - for if we follow these we will live in perfect
harmony with God and our neighbor.
THE TWO GREAT COMMANDMENTS - for these are the summary of the Ten Commandments.
THE CHURCH - Is one holy catholic and apostolic.
THE SACRAMENTS - for the seven sacraments are the outward signs
instituted by God to give grace. These are:
- BAPTISM - Through which
one receives spiritual life and becomes a member of the living Body of
Christ, the Church. [Mt 28:19-20 Mk 16:15-16]
- COMMUNION also called EUCHARIST
- Through which one receives the actual Body and Blood of our Savior in a
tangible form. [Mat 26:26-28 Mk 14:22-25 Lk 22:19-20 Jn 6:15 1 Cor
10:16, and 11:27]
- PENANCE sometimes called
CONFESSION - Through which one receives absolution (forgiveness) of
sins. [Jn 20:22-23 Mat 6:14-15 Mk 14:22-25 Lk 22:19-20]
- CONFIRMATION also called
CHRISMATION - Through which one receives the Holy Spirit in a very
special manner as well as the gifts and fruits of the Spirit.
- MATRIMONY also called MARRIAGE
- Through which a couple (a man and a woman) receive graces to live
together as husband and wife and through which this union is blessed. [Mt
19:6 cf. Gen
- ANOINTING OF THE SICK
also called UNCTION - It is through this sacrament that one is
often healed and also through this sacrament that one is prepared to meet
his Lord. [Mk 16:17-18 Mt 10:8 Jas 5:14-15]
- ORDERS also called ORDINATION
- This is the sacrament through which deacons, priests and bishops are
ordained. It is through this sacrament that Apostolic Succession is
maintained in the Church.
Apostolic Succession means that our bishops can all trace their lines of Consecration back to the Apostles.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS is a great responsibility of the Church, for it is
through the sacraments that the spiritual life of the community is kept alive,
and that the community is led to God.
The Church is the administrator of the sacraments and not the judge of
humanity, therefore being unable to read the hearts of our fellow travelers in
this vale of tears, we will administer the sacraments to all who claim belief
in them as we do, provided that they have been baptized.
VALIDITY OF THE SACRAMENTS - Is the test through which the administration of a
sacrament is judged to be valid. In order for a sacrament to be valid the
proper form and matter is to be used with the proper intention and the proper
minister must administer the sacrament. The administrator of the sacrament must
have been ordained by a bishop possessing valid lines of Apostolic Succession.
RITES - A rite is simply a means to a goal, the priest is free to use these
rites with which he and his congregation are familiar and comfortable. The
OUR CLERGY - Are elevated through a series of steps that we call
minor orders, then deacon, the priesthood, and finally bishop. The deacons
serve the priests and the community, the priest leads the community to God by
offering sacrifice and sanctifying the People of God through the administration
of the sacraments, and leading them to God through service. The Bishop is truly
the servant of servants and is assisted by priests who act in his behalf and
administer sacraments under license (faculties)
in his stead. He possesses unbroken lines of Apostolic Succession traceable
back to the Holy Apostles. Our clergy can be and often are married. (re:
Married Clergy, read 1
THE SAINTS - The saints consist of those baptized people who are
in perfect harmony with God and who are still living, as well as the dearly
departed who have already entered the Kingdom and are in the presence of God.
We often pray to God through the saints and often ask the saints to intercede
for us to God for they are already in His Presence.
We often use ICONS (images and
statues) of the saints to remind us of their holy lives and of the
fact that as a result of these lives they are now in heaven.
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