Principles of Sacramental Catechesis
- Sacraments are first and foremost personal actions of Christ.
- Sacraments are communal actions of the Church
- Sacraments are expressions of an interpersonal relationship between Christ and the Church, and more immediately between Christ and those who celebrate the sacraments.
- Effective catechesis requires a continuing process of assessment to determine the readiness of both individuals and communities to celebrate the sacraments.
- The Church has the right and the responsibility to ensure that persons desiring to celebrate the sacraments manifest the proper preparation and disposition.
- Sacraments are ritual manifestations of a lifelong, multi-dimensional conversion to the person of Christ.
- The primary source for sacramental catechesis is the officially approved liturgical rite for the particular sacrament.
- Individual and communities have the right and the responsibility to acquire a complete and authentic catechesis for the sacraments.
- Persons with physical or developmental impairments are entitled to full consideration in the provision of sacramental catechesis/