{"product_id":"the-sacraments-in-the-christian-life","title":"The Sacraments in the Christian Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy M. M. Philipon, O.P.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoliness \u003c\/b\u003eis imitation of Christ to the point of identification with Christ. Instituted by Christ himself and dispensed by the Church over the centuries, the sacramental order is the ordinary means by which God communicates to the faithful the grace to live, love, suffer, and die in his Son. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eM. M. Philipon, O.P., treats the seven sacraments in turn and explains their place and power in the Christian life. \u003ci\u003eBaptism\u003c\/i\u003e supplies the Church with its members; \u003ci\u003eConfirmation\u003c\/i\u003e constitutes them its defenders; the \u003ci\u003eEucharist\u003c\/i\u003e, “source and summit of the Christian life,” unites them to Christ; \u003ci\u003ePenance\u003c\/i\u003e absolves them of sin and reconciles them with God and the Church; \u003ci\u003eExtreme Unction \u003c\/i\u003eprepares them for their departure from this world to meet Christ in the next; \u003ci\u003eMarriage \u003c\/i\u003eincreases the Church’s membership and sanctifies the human love of husband and wife; and \u003ci\u003eHoly Orders \u003c\/i\u003egrants sacred power to the priestly ministers to teach, celebrate the sacraments, and govern the Church.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDo you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.\u003c\/em\u003e (Romans 6:3, 4)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eChrist promised to be with the Church always, “to the close of the age.” Combining theo­logical eloquence with practical wisdom, \u003ci\u003eThe Sacraments in the Christian Life \u003c\/i\u003eshows how the sacramental economy fulfils this promise, transmitting to the faithful the benefits of their redemption and keeping them, in their journey through this visible world, “safe for eternal life.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. M. Philipon, O.P. \u003c\/b\u003e(1898–1972) was a French Dominican priest, theologian, and author. Along with \u003ci\u003eThe Sacraments in the Christian Life\u003c\/i\u003e, his works in English include \u003ci\u003eThe Spiritual Doctrine of Sister Elizabeth of the Trinity \u003c\/i\u003e(1947); \u003ci\u003eThe Eternal Purpose \u003c\/i\u003e(1952); \u003ci\u003eThe Mother of God \u003c\/i\u003e(1953); and \u003ci\u003eThe Spiritual Doctrine of Dom Marmion \u003c\/i\u003e(1956).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685953126\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51320588566816,"sku":"978-1685953126","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/3678\/2112\/files\/Product209.jpg?v=1773076039","url":"https:\/\/treewee.store\/products\/the-sacraments-in-the-christian-life","provider":"Tree of Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}