sacraments
Example Sentences
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In Mr. Mian’s travelogue, we meet person after person who professes adherence to Russian Orthodox Christianity, but no one speaks of salvation, sacraments or even Jesus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
First Holy Communion is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic faith and is usually celebrated when children are between the ages of seven and eight.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
More food, more money, and the symbolic pull of seven — sacraments, days of creation, virtues — turned a humble pre-Mass meal into a celebratory Italian-American blowout.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025
Amid the chirping of birds, she talked about receiving the sacraments there, and celebrating her quinceañera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
As an eight-year-old Catholic, I learned the names and functions of all seven sacraments.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
