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The '''holy mysteries''' or '''sacraments''' in the Orthodox Church are vessels of the mystical conference of participation in divine [[grace to ]] of mankind. In a general sense, the Orthodox Church considers everything which is in and of the Church as sacramental or mystical. However Generally, modern tradition the Church recognizes and counts seven common sacraments(though not only seven) mysteries:
*[[Baptism]]
*[[Chrismation]]
*Holy [[Eucharist]]*[[PenanceConfession]]
*[[Holy Unction]]
*[[Marriage]]
*[[Holy OrdersOrdination]]
==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".
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