What is a sacrament?

A sacrament is a celebration or ritual in the Catholic Church of a particular moment of God's grace in one's life. There are 7 recognized sacraments in the Catholic Church - they are also grouped into particular areas by the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

INITIATION SACRAMENTS:

• Baptism [membership into the life of the church],
• Confirmation [being sealed in the Holy Spirit],
• Eucharist [the celebration of the Lord's supper and remembrance of God's love to us through Jesus' life, death and resurrection],
  
  SACRAMENTS OF HEALING:
• Reconciliation [a moment to see and know how we have sinned and God forgives us for our sins again God and humanity],
• Anointing of the Sick [the moment to have Christ heal and raises us up from
  our infirmities],
  
  SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF THE COMMUNION OF THE CHURCH:
• Marriage, and
• Holy Orders (for the diaconate, presbyterate and episcopacy).