Location: The Sacraments > The Character Impressed by some of the Sacraments
Q1: What sacraments can be received only once?
A1: The sacraments that can be received only once are three: Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders.
Q2: Why can the three sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Orders be received only once?
A2: The three sacraments, Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Orders can be received only once, because each of them imprints a special character on the soul.
Q3: What is the character that each of the three sacraments, Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Orders imprints on the soul?
A3: The character that each of the three sacraments, Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders imprints on the soul is a spiritual mark that is never effaced.
Q4: What is the purpose of the character that these three sacraments impress on the soul?
A4: The character that these three sacraments imprint on the soul, serves to mark us as members of Jesus Christ at Baptism, as His soldiers at Confirmation, and as His ministers at Holy Orders.
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