Sacraments

Sacraments are an "efficacious" sign of grace, instituted by Jesus Christ and entrusted to the Catholic Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us through the work of the Holy Spirit.  They are "efficacious" because in the seven sacraments Christ Himself is at work.  The seven sacraments are: Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony.  The Catholic Church affirms that for believers the sacraments of the New Covenant are necessary for salvation.