Life is full of moments where our emotions—love, joy, sorrow, confusion, hurt—render us speechless before God. Liturgy provides structured prayers that give us a voice when our own words fall short.
Generally speaking, what we mean by the “means of grace” are things like worship, the Sabbath, the reading of Scripture, the preaching of Scripture, baptism, and the Lord’s Supper. Those are the ...
[CCC 1030-1031] Only saved souls - those dying in ... Through Baptism and faith (Mark 16:16), we become friends of God and receive sanctifying grace - the privilege of eternal life.