Holy Baptism
Through water and the Holy Spirit, the baptized are joined to Christ and received into the life of His Church.
SACRAMENTAL LIFE
Christ's continuing presence and saving activity among us.
The Anglican Catholic Church receives the Sacraments as objective signs of Christ's continued presence and saving activity among us. At the heart of our sacramental worship is the holy sacrifice of the Mass, in which we confess that the Body and Blood of Christ are truly and really present in the Holy Eucharist.
We also receive God's gift of the apostolic ministry to His Church and uphold the historic ministry of bishops, priests and deacons in apostolic succession.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Faith & ServiceTHE SEVEN SACRAMENTS
The sacramental life of the Church
In the Catholic tradition received by the Anglican Catholic Church, the Church's sacramental life is expressed through seven sacraments.
Confirmation
The baptized are strengthened by the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by the bishop for mature Christian witness and service.
Holy Eucharist
In the holy sacrifice of the Mass, the Church gives thanks to God and receives the true Body and Blood of Christ in Holy Communion.
Penance
In confession and absolution, the faithful repent of sin and receive the Church's ministry of reconciliation and the assurance of God's forgiveness.
Holy Unction
Through prayer and anointing of the sick, the Church commends the faithful to God's healing, mercy, strength and peace.
Holy Orders
Bishops, priests and deacons are ordained for the apostolic ministry of the Church, serving in the proclamation of the Gospel, sacramental worship and pastoral care.
Holy Matrimony
Christian marriage is the lifelong covenant of a man and a woman, blessed by the Church as a sign of faithful love, mutual service and family life in Christ.
APOSTOLIC WORSHIP
Received within the historic Church
Our sacramental life belongs within the wider faith of the Church: Holy Scripture, the Creeds, Holy Tradition, Apostolic Succession, the historic episcopate and traditional Anglican Catholic worship.