Encountering Christ in the Sacraments: A Primary Source Reader

In the Gospels, Jesus assures us, "I am with you always" (Matthew 28:20). Jesus has entrusted himself, his Presence, to the Church through the Sacraments. He is with us today in these seven unique signs. The collection of readings in Encountering Christ in the Sacraments: A Primary Source Reader aims to help you learn more about the Seven Sacraments and how you can meet Christ today in and through them.Within this reader you will find writings from:Pope John Paul IIPope Benedict XVI / Joseph Cardinal RatzingerBrennan ManningThe Councils of Florence, Trent, and Vatican IIJohn SheaSaint John ChrysostomJohn VanierMonika HellwigAidan KavanaughSaint John DamasceneCardinal Avery DullesEdward SchillebeeckxPope Pius XIIOrigenSaint Catherine of SienaThis text is the perfect complement to courses on the liturgy and the Sacraments, including those that correspond to the U.S. bishops' Curriculum Framework course titled "Sacraments as Privileged Encounters with Jesus Christ."