Father Stephen Gadberry
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And so like what he ended on was the Eucharist in that. Paul speaks of that. Take this, this is my body. Take this, this is my blood. Take and eat, take and drink. So it would be asinine for Jesus to say, you have no life in me. unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood. He doesn't make that possible. So we got the Eucharist. That's the second one. The third one is confirmation.
And so like what he ended on was the Eucharist in that. Paul speaks of that. Take this, this is my body. Take this, this is my blood. Take and eat, take and drink. So it would be asinine for Jesus to say, you have no life in me. unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood. He doesn't make that possible. So we got the Eucharist. That's the second one. The third one is confirmation.
It's where we receive the fullness of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. In baptism, we receive God's love, God's life in the Father. But confirmation is kind of like what really opens up the full use of those sacraments. It's like having a bunch of firearms. You get them at baptism. But then after all your training, then you know how to actually shoot them. You know how to use them.
It's where we receive the fullness of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. In baptism, we receive God's love, God's life in the Father. But confirmation is kind of like what really opens up the full use of those sacraments. It's like having a bunch of firearms. You get them at baptism. But then after all your training, then you know how to actually shoot them. You know how to use them.
It's where we receive the fullness of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. In baptism, we receive God's love, God's life in the Father. But confirmation is kind of like what really opens up the full use of those sacraments. It's like having a bunch of firearms. You get them at baptism. But then after all your training, then you know how to actually shoot them. You know how to use them.
So confirmation is that supernatural sacrament that God gives us to unlock all those, you know, it's the magazines he gives us. So to actually use the weapons, you know. So then you have the sacrament of reconciliation through which our sins are forgiven. There's a lot of people argue with this one or say, well, I can just go to God and tell God I'm sorry. Like, yeah, you can. You should.
So confirmation is that supernatural sacrament that God gives us to unlock all those, you know, it's the magazines he gives us. So to actually use the weapons, you know. So then you have the sacrament of reconciliation through which our sins are forgiven. There's a lot of people argue with this one or say, well, I can just go to God and tell God I'm sorry. Like, yeah, you can. You should.
So confirmation is that supernatural sacrament that God gives us to unlock all those, you know, it's the magazines he gives us. So to actually use the weapons, you know. So then you have the sacrament of reconciliation through which our sins are forgiven. There's a lot of people argue with this one or say, well, I can just go to God and tell God I'm sorry. Like, yeah, you can. You should.
We should do that every night. But our sins also have a communal effect. No sin that we commit is just between me and God. Because we are people of community, there is necessarily, like...
We should do that every night. But our sins also have a communal effect. No sin that we commit is just between me and God. Because we are people of community, there is necessarily, like...
We should do that every night. But our sins also have a communal effect. No sin that we commit is just between me and God. Because we are people of community, there is necessarily, like...
the healing for any wrong that we do sin must have a communal element to it because it affects the community and so that's where that's what the sacrament of reconciliation comes in where uh on behalf of jesus christ like the the priest speaks those words of forgiveness of absolution absolve you the name of the holy spirit you know so it's it's the very minister of god's sacraments
the healing for any wrong that we do sin must have a communal element to it because it affects the community and so that's where that's what the sacrament of reconciliation comes in where uh on behalf of jesus christ like the the priest speaks those words of forgiveness of absolution absolve you the name of the holy spirit you know so it's it's the very minister of god's sacraments
the healing for any wrong that we do sin must have a communal element to it because it affects the community and so that's where that's what the sacrament of reconciliation comes in where uh on behalf of jesus christ like the the priest speaks those words of forgiveness of absolution absolve you the name of the holy spirit you know so it's it's the very minister of god's sacraments
in the name of Christ on behalf of the community, grants that pardon for the communal elements. So that's the sacrament of reconciliation. We've got the sacrament of anointing of the sick. So whenever people are sick physically, emotionally, mentally, psychologically, there's an anointing that we'll give them with some sacred oils. We'll pray some prayers over them.
in the name of Christ on behalf of the community, grants that pardon for the communal elements. So that's the sacrament of reconciliation. We've got the sacrament of anointing of the sick. So whenever people are sick physically, emotionally, mentally, psychologically, there's an anointing that we'll give them with some sacred oils. We'll pray some prayers over them.
in the name of Christ on behalf of the community, grants that pardon for the communal elements. So that's the sacrament of reconciliation. We've got the sacrament of anointing of the sick. So whenever people are sick physically, emotionally, mentally, psychologically, there's an anointing that we'll give them with some sacred oils. We'll pray some prayers over them.
James talks about that letter, James. of sending the elders to anoint them with oil to the sick. And what that does is allows us to unite our suffering to the cross of Christ. It gives meaning to it. So you're not just suffering, you know, a depression or physical ailment or whatever. But now through that suffering, you're united to Christ. So therefore your suffering is saving souls.
James talks about that letter, James. of sending the elders to anoint them with oil to the sick. And what that does is allows us to unite our suffering to the cross of Christ. It gives meaning to it. So you're not just suffering, you know, a depression or physical ailment or whatever. But now through that suffering, you're united to Christ. So therefore your suffering is saving souls.
James talks about that letter, James. of sending the elders to anoint them with oil to the sick. And what that does is allows us to unite our suffering to the cross of Christ. It gives meaning to it. So you're not just suffering, you know, a depression or physical ailment or whatever. But now through that suffering, you're united to Christ. So therefore your suffering is saving souls.