Of the seven sacraments three form what we call the sacraments of initiation — Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist. We still find that there are plenty who still experience these sacraments. The first we all receive is baptism — the others rely on having received that. Pope Paul VI wrote: The sharing in the divine nature given to people through the grace of Christ bears a certain likeness to the origin, development and nourishing of natural life. The faithful are born anew by Baptism, strengthened by the sacrament of Confirmation, and receive in the Eucharist the food of eternal life. By means of these sacraments of Christian initiation, they thus receive in increasing measure the treasures of the divine life and advance toward the perfection of charity.’
In our parish we celebrate these sacraments — Baptisms are celebrated virtually every weekend, Confirmation is on one day in the year, and usually, the main celebrant is the bishop, and the sacrament of the Eucharist from the point of view of for the first time, in the month of May and usually by school group. Of the three we receive Baptism and Confirmation once — Eucharist is celebrated by some every day, some, every Sunday and Holyday, some at Christmas and Easter, and some when it is necessary, such as a funeral, a wedding or a ceremony is connected to someone they know and wish to share the special day with them. It is noticeable in this day and age, that after celebrating the Eucharist for the first time, some don’t come back unless they come with their school, are celebrating Confirmation, or having a Church wedding. For many reasons, a lot of people tend not to continue the journey of life together with the Christian community that they joined through Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist.