Day 152: Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi (2026)
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The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
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What are paragraphs 1122–1126 and why read them on Day 152?
Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Catechism in a Year podcast, where we encounter God's plan of sheer goodness for us, revealed in Scripture and passed down through the tradition of the Catholic faith. The Catechism in a Year is brought to you by Ascension. In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church, discovering our identity in God's family as we journey together toward our heavenly home. This is day 152. We are reading paragraphs 1122 to 1126. As always, I'm using the Ascension edition of the Catechism, which includes the Foundations of Faith approach, but you can follow along with any recent version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
You can also download your Catechism in a year reading plan by visiting ascensionpress.com slash CIY. And lastly, you can click follow or subscribe in your podcast app for daily updates and daily notifications. Today is day 152, reading paragraphs 1122 to 1126, just a short paragraph. you know, I don't five paragraphs, not as short as tomorrow though. Stay tuned. But today we have five paragraphs, 1122 to 1126, the sacraments of faith. Remember yesterday, we talked about how these are the sacraments instituted by Christ. And they're also sacraments of the church, right? They're by the church. They're for the church. They're by the church because The church is the sacrament of Christ's action at work in her through the mission of the Holy Spirit.
They're also for the church in the sense that the sacraments make the church, but they're also the sacraments of faith. And the purpose of the sacraments is to do what? Is to sanctify human beings, right? To sanctify men, it says in 1123. to build up the body of Christ and finally to give worship to God. If we miss anything else from today, remember this piece, the purpose of the sacraments. They're not just rites and rituals that are empty. They're not meant to be hollow. They're not just simply things we repeat over and over again because they're common to us. The purpose of the sacraments is to sanctify men, to build up the body of Christ and finally to give worship to God. This is what they are for.
This is what they do. And this is incredible because why? Because as often as you and I approach them, Those three things happen when you and I participate in them. Those three things happen. The world is sanctified. The church is built up and God is glorified. And so as we enter into these five paragraphs today, this is called to mind the Holy Spirit and call upon the Holy Spirit as we talk to our Father in prayer. Father in heaven, we give you praise and glory. We thank you. We ask that you please help us to participate in the sacraments in such a way that we Yes, this world is sanctified. That we are sanctified. That your church, the body of Christ, is built up and strengthened and mobilized.
We also pray that you may be glorified above all in everything, Father. May you be known. May you be loved. May you be worshiped. May we give our hearts to you the way you have given your heart to us. Help us love you the way you love us. Help us love each other the way you've called us to. And help us to be yours. Help us to respond and walk in faith.
Help us to do this in every moment of our lives and particularly help us to do this when we encounter you in your sacraments. In Jesus' name we pray, amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen. It is day 152. We are reading paragraphs 1122 to 1126. the sacraments of faith. Christ sent his apostles so that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations. He said, go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The mission to baptize and so the sacramental mission is implied in the mission to evangelize because the sacrament is prepared for by the word of God and by the faith which is assent to this word.
What is the purpose of the sacraments according to the Catechism?
The people of God is formed into one in the first place by the word of the living God.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What are paragraphs 1122–1126 and why read them on Day 152?
0:05–3:47
2
What is the purpose of the sacraments according to the Catechism?
3:47–5:53
3
How do the sacraments sanctify people, build the Church, and give worship?
5:53–13:12
4
Why are evangelization and the sacraments inseparable in the Great Commission?
13:12–16:17
5
How do sacraments presuppose faith and also nourish a believer's faith?
16:17–16:36