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00:00What's up, brothers? Welcome to another session of this discipleship course, or the
00:23Sacraments, but the sacraments that make us disciples of Jesus. As we have already said
00:30As mentioned in the previous session, the sacraments are the ordinary path we have to reach
00:36to be disciples of Jesus. It is a lifelong journey. It is the way
00:44that we are using, that we are taking, that we are going through, so to speak,
00:50that we are traveling to reach holiness, the definitive encounter with the Lord,
00:56When we see Him face to face, when He chooses to call us and we reach heaven and He...
01:05crown, that He may say, welcome, my servant, welcome, my disciple, that He may give us that
01:12A Father's embrace, that receives us as the Father received the prodigal son and says to us, come,
01:20Welcome to this paradise I have prepared for you. That is the way, and indeed
01:28In Christian spirituality, it is very present in Paul, and also in the letters of John.
01:36We already live today as resurrected beings. I already have the hope of reaching heaven, but not
01:44as something distant, something that will happen one day, something that at the end of my time, at the end of
01:50My days will come to pass. No, from today on I live as if resurrected, I live in faith, in Jesus and this hope.
02:01It sheds light on this for me, let me explain. For example, an engineering student or a student in another degree program, ultimately a
02:11A student of any major, from any faculty. Their goal, their purpose, is to obtain the
02:19The architect wants to graduate with a degree in engineering and be able to start practicing his profession.
02:27Well, to obtain his license, the license that will allow him to build houses, work, and carry out
02:35to support his family. But now, graduation, the architecture degree, is providing for him, it's
02:46illuminating the entire path he is taking in his studies, even though he is only in the first one
02:53study week, in the first week of the first semester, of the first module, what's more,
02:59even if it's just in the registration process. He's already considering this goal, I want
03:06To be an architect. And the fact of being an architect, the purpose, the title, is illuminating and
03:12It will illuminate their entire academic path. So it is in the Christian life, so it is in the spiritual life.
03:17I want to go to heaven. I already live today as a saint. I already live today as a disciple of Jesus.
03:24That's why there are efforts, that's why it's a path that will involve the cross at times.
03:31Christ's sufferings, but also joys, encounters, extraordinary moments
03:37in which I encounter the Lord. And these moments of encounter with the Lord,
03:42Yes, they are the seven sacraments. That's why discipleship is something that begins at the moment
03:48of baptism and that will end at the moment of the final encounter with the Lord, when
03:55I will see him face to face when I get to heaven. In the last session we saw what the sacrament is.
04:03Baptism is the gateway, the birth. As I mentioned before, the sacraments...
04:08We can compare it to the stages of human life: birth, feeding, growth,
04:16the fortification. Then comes the service, being in front of the community, but in this
04:21Along the way there are illnesses, there are falls, and that's why I am healed. I come seeking health, healing.
04:32This is the Christian life. I am born through baptism, I am nourished in the Eucharist, I am strengthened.
04:39through the sacrament of confirmation. After that, I have to put myself at the service of the community.
04:47begetting new children for the church, in the sacrament of marriage or in the sacrament
04:53of the priestly order. There are falls, there are struggles, there are illnesses that reach the soul, that can
04:59Being of a spiritual order, sin, and therefore I seek confession as a sacrament or
05:07the anointing of the sick when it involves a spiritual illness.
05:14But it's not just a comparison; I don't think we see it only as a mental framework.
05:20To understand better. It is, it is. Just as we see the seven sacraments as seven stages
05:27of human life. They are, they are comparisons, they are mental aids. But it is very important.
05:33Let's not stay at this level, let's not just remain at an understanding
05:37Intellectual and rational. No. The life of a disciple has these stages. The life of a disciple
05:45It is born, it grows stronger, it is nourished, it seeks holiness, it may fall, it may get sick, but it seeks
05:53To get out of that illness, he seeks to get out of this sin. And one day he even comes to...
06:00in front of another community to father more children for the church. So, I don't want them to...
06:06Let's not limit ourselves to just one comparison. Spiritual birth, baptism, rebirth
06:11Physical. Spiritual nourishment, Eucharist, bodily nourishment, food. These are comparisons.
06:19True, but let's see that my Christian life is paramount. My Christian life is everything. And that
06:26It is very important, brothers, that we see it and that from today onwards, as disciples, we understand it.
06:31Because what is the risk of this path of discipleship? What is the ultimate deviation?
06:38off the path? Taking a path that leads us away from the true path, which is Jesus.
06:46The disciple's deviation is to become a disciple of Jesus, a Christian
06:54On Sunday. On Sunday I go to Mass, on Sunday I meet with the community of disciples.
07:00of Jesus, in the celebration of Holy Mass. I live in my parish activities. Such
07:06Sometimes I belong to a group, a prayer group, a formation group, a marriage group, or
07:11Young people, or my son is in catechism. But during the week, well, I go to school, I go
07:19I go to work, I have my activities with my friends, and I'm not a disciple of Jesus. I don't speak
07:26of Jesus. I can even share ideas, I can be in favor of contrary practices
07:32to the gospel, as is the case with abortion. That automatically makes me something else, but not a disciple.
07:43of Jesus. Even if he's small. A disciple of Jesus is 100% living the gospel.
07:51But if, for example, he says, yes, I accept everything the church teaches, but I am in favor
07:58Regarding abortion, based on that single opinion or that single aspect, he already, in quotes, threw
08:06to lose their entire Christian life.
08:09Why do I tell you this, brothers? Because the path of the sacraments is the path of
08:14Discipleship. Even though I only attend Mass on Sunday, I can live it all week long.
08:21Even if my job, my responsibilities as a mother, as a stay-at-home mom, as a worker,
08:28As a working student, I can't go to Mass during the week, so experiencing Mass...
08:33Sunday gives light to live it all next week. Or even, the other way around, the days of the
08:43This week they are preparing me to experience Sunday Mass, they are reminding me that I am
08:49disciple of Jesus. That is why, I insist, brothers, I do not want us to see the sacraments only
08:54as stages of Christian life similar to human stages. No. It is the Christian life
09:02In its steps, in its stages, because my human life is Christian. I do not separate myself from Sunday.
09:10from my other weekday self. It's not me who participates in the marriage group.
09:16I spend Saturdays with my wife, on Sundays we go to mass, and during the week I'm just another worker.
09:22who remembers God from time to time. I'm not the one who goes to mass on Sunday with my
09:31I have children and I try to be a Christian dad and mom, but during the week I forget to talk to them about Christ.
09:40or to my children. This is the life of discipleship. And I wanted to tell you, brothers, that from where
09:50Where do the sacraments come from? Brothers, there is a phrase from Saint Augustine that I personally like
09:55There's a lot we can memorize to define what a sacrament is. A phrase that can be
10:03The application for the seven sacraments is as follows. The word unites with the element and from there arises
10:12The sacrament. Even the word or phrase rhymes. Words are beautiful, and Saint Augustine had
10:20A very beautiful rhetorical flourish. The word unites with the element, and then the sacrament arises.
10:29The word. Which word? To begin with, the word of Jesus. The seven sacraments arise
10:36from the divine authority of Christ, true God and true man. The church did not invent
10:43no sacrament. The church has no authority to invent a new sacrament. No pope,
10:49no bishop, no priest can one day say, ah, why not? Let's invent
10:54The eighth sacrament. No. No. The sacraments come from the institution that Jesus established, from
11:02mystery of Christ. And finally, what the church does is prolong this experience of the
11:10sacraments by the authority that Christ has entrusted to him. The word unites with the element.
11:16It is the word of Jesus. It is the authority of Jesus. Ultimately, all the sacraments are...
11:22There is always one element that cannot be missing: the word. The word of the minister who
11:30He is actually repeating the words that Jesus himself said. We clearly see this in
11:37The sacrament of the Eucharist. The word unites with the element. We can take the element
11:44like matter. What the sacrament does. For example, in baptism, the element or the
11:54The matter of this sacrament is water. If there is no water, there is no baptism. And here's the aside.
12:03That's very interesting. We can't baptize with soda, coffee, or tea. In fact, we can't baptize...
12:11With oil, we can't use chicken broth, being able to say, oh, it was water and well, they already put
12:18The vegetables, they've already added the chicken, it's still mostly water. No, no. In fact, even scientists say
12:24that when a drop falls on the water, it is no longer water, we can no longer call that liquid water.
12:32So, baptism can only be done with water. Like I said, not even with tea. Saying,
12:41Oh, well, some little leaves of aromatic herbs fell on him, mint, spearmint,
12:47Chamomile. No, it's not water anymore. Okay? Then, the element. But I don't baptize with water alone.
12:56I don't just grab water and throw it on the baby or submerge him. No. The word of Jesus
13:04It creates the sacrament. The word unites with the element and the sacrament arises. The word of Jesus,
13:13I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and unite with this water
13:17And from there the sacrament arises. And the same is true for all the sacraments. Water and the word
13:25for baptism, for the Eucharist, the bread and wine with the word of Christ, even
13:33Even for confession. What is the matter? What is the element in the sacrament of
13:42Reconciliation? The sins the penitent confesses. Okay? That's important. And this quote from Saint Augustine
13:48It greatly helps in understanding the seven sacraments in general. The word unites with the element and arises
13:56The sacrament. The word of Jesus giving authority to the material element, water, oil,
14:03Bread, wine, and then the sacrament arises. Okay? That's very interesting. That's very important.
14:10that we may see it, that we may understand what the sacraments are as an extension of
14:19mystery of Christ. And I want this extension of the mystery of Christ to also be included
14:24Very well emphasized. As I told you, brothers, the church has no authority to invent the
14:34sacraments only to administer them, to continue them. Brothers, the source of the
14:41The sacraments, of the seven in their entirety, come from Christ crucified, dead and resurrected.
14:49It is from Christ crucified at the moment when He pours out the Holy Spirit through the wound
15:01From his heart the church arises, the church is born, and the sacraments are born. The
15:09principal sacrament of salvation. However, we can also see that the sacraments help us
15:20They bring us closer to a stage in the life of Christ. We can say that the sacraments were instituted in the
15:29Christ's cross, but also in some of the moments He lived with His disciples and with
15:35the people who surrounded him. The sacrament of baptism is easy to see, which is at the moment of his
15:43Baptism in the Jordan by his cousin John the Baptist at the beginning of his public life. The sacrament of
15:50Confirmation, we might think it is at Pentecost, a moment narrated in the book of Acts of the
16:01Apostles, chapter 2, when the Holy Spirit descends upon the disciples and Mary in prayer.
16:11Can you object that Jesus is not present there? That's true. However, it is the church.
16:18However, Jesus is spiritually present. He gives them the presence of the Holy Spirit, but he is not all
16:26The Trinitarian mystery. And if you want even more, another moment in the institution of the sacrament of...
16:33Confirmation, we can think of it, for example, in chapter 20 of the Gospel of John. When Jesus rises from the dead,
16:40He appears to his disciples that afternoon, breathes on them and says, receive the Holy Spirit.
16:48There, too, we can see how the sacrament of Confirmation was instituted. The sacrament of
16:55The Eucharist is easy to see. Where? At the Last Supper, when he takes the bread, takes the wine, and gives it to his disciples.
17:04disciples, to the apostles and says, this is my body, this is my blood that is given for you.
17:10Do this in memory of me. The sacrament of the Eucharist. After that comes the sacrament of marriage.
17:18It's difficult, very difficult to see when Jesus instituted the sacrament of marriage. Jesus was not married.
17:25And that is an object of faith. And be careful, brother, because documentaries and series can confuse us.
17:35television, pretending that some investigation discovered that Jesus was married, that if Mary Magdalene,
17:43Did any other woman appear in the Gospels? No, no. Jesus never married.
17:50Yes, Jesus did get married. To whom? To the Church. At the moment of his crucifixion, he united with the Church.
17:59She gives birth to the Church and unites herself to him as his bride. That is why the Church is the bride of Christ.
18:06So, Christian marriage, the marriage of a couple who today go to mass to ask for a blessing
18:13of God and receiving the sacrament of marriage is a reflection of the union of Christ with the Church.
18:20The union of Christ with his bride, the Church, is the institution of the sacrament of marriage.
18:27that many of you live, that my parents lived, that all those who marry today in the name of Christ live.
18:35There is another very, very veiled moment, which is when Jesus begins his public life according to the Gospel of John.
18:46Chapter 2 of the Gospel of John tells of Jesus visiting a wedding,
18:53going to change, to transform water into wine in a marriage celebration, a wedding.
19:01For Saint John, it is the beginning of the public life of Jesus, chapter 2 of the Gospel of John.
19:09He doesn't speak to the bride and groom, that's true, Jesus, but he does bless the marriage by attending.
19:15allowing themselves to be invited to a wedding celebration.
19:20When is the sacrament of Holy Orders instituted?
19:25Jesus the priest on the cross is offering the Father the sacrifice of salvation.
19:31At what point does a priest make a living from this?
19:36At Holy Mass.
19:38And the Holy Mass, the first Mass that Jesus celebrated at the Last Supper,
19:43On that Holy Thursday, he told his disciples to take this bread, which is his body,
19:48that they may drink of this wine, which is his blood,
19:51And he says, do this in memory of me.
19:53That's enough, with that single, quick word, the apostles are being ordained priests.
20:04Then come two sacraments, the sacrament of anointing of the sick
20:09and the sacrament of penance, of reconciliation, confession.
20:12The confession is easy to see.
20:14At what point did Jesus institute the sacrament of confession?
20:18Okay, let's go back to John 20, when Jesus appears with his wounds, resurrected,
20:26In the midst of the disciples, he breathes on them, saying, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
20:32Those whose sins you forgive are forgiven.
20:37And those who don't, will not be forgiven.
20:39Receive the Holy Spirit for the forgiveness of sins.
20:43There the sacrament of confession was instituted.
20:47The sacrament of anointing of the sick can be seen in all the encounters
20:51that Jesus does with the sick, whom he then heals, who receive the miracle of healing.
20:57There Jesus is also instituting the sacrament of anointing of the sick.
21:03Well, brothers, so far we have seen an overview of the seven sacraments,
21:09which we will explore in more depth throughout these sessions.
21:11Therefore, I wanted us to see this importance.
21:15The sacraments come from Christ; it is Christ who acts.
21:20And the church alone has the mission, the authority, the divine mandate to continue them.
21:27That is why, when I baptized my son, when I enrolled my son in catechism
21:33to receive communion, receive the Eucharist and confirmation,
21:37I am performing a church act, I am living as a church.
21:44Okay? That's why, very importantly, let's not see the sacraments as obligations.
21:49Let us see it as the very action of Christ, the action of the church,
21:53Christ who comes to meet me, through the seven sacraments.
21:56In an upcoming video, in an upcoming lesson, we will look at these seven sacraments again.
22:02and how Christ acts in them and how He comes to meet me.
22:08Thank you!