Religious Studies GCSE
Sacraments
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Confirmation is one of the Sacraments of Initiation in Catholic Christianity, a sacrament that imparts an indelible spiritual mark and active grace.
Such as the Eucharist and Reconciliation, these offer spiritual nourishment to Catholics as part of the Church's fundamental work.
The seven sacraments through which grace is mediated, with particular emphasis on the Eucharist.
Visible rites seen as signs and efficacious channels of the grace of God.
Topics that use Sacraments
- Catholic Christianity - 3.1.3.1 Beliefs and teachings (AQA GCSE)
- Catholic Christianity - 3.1.3.2 Practices (AQA GCSE)
- Component 1: The study of religions: beliefs, teachings (AQA GCSE)
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