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The sacraments are personal — they are the means whereby God’s grace is appropriated to each individual Christian. In most of the sacraments, the [[presbyter|priest]] mentions the Christian name of each person as he administers the sacrament.
==Etymology==
The term ''sacrament'' is derived from the Latin ''sacramentum'', meaning "a consecrated thing or act," i.e., "something holy," "to consecrate;" which itself was a Church Latin translation of the Greek ''mysterion'', meaning "mystery."
==Seven==
==Cycles==
In a broader sense, the whole life of a Christian must be seen as a single mystery or one great sacrament. The different aspects are expressed in a great variety of acts, some performed only once in a lifetime (Baptism, Marriage), others perhaps almost daily (Confession, Eucharist).
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