What are Sacraments?

A great quote about sacraments from Thomas Richstatter, O.F.M.

Sacraments are the community’s celebration of God’s mysterious plan of saving love. Jesus of Nazareth is the primordial sacrament, the clearest sign of who God is and how God loves us. We gather to celebrate! We do not celebrate our sinfulness, we celebrate WHO GOD IS and what God has done in Christ. As St. Paul said, “If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation. God has reconciled us to himself through Christ.”