THE SUPERNATURAL LIFE Bless£d__.Eucharij^ Lord instituted five other sacraments. First a word as to sacraments. These are materia]^ things which are by God’s power made to convey ““grace — or life — to lh6 soiil^ We sayof them that THe^are symbols, differing from other symbols in that they actii^ily effect what they symbolize. Thus baptism — with its pouring of water on the body — is a symbol of cleansing, and it does cleanse the soul. The other five sacraments are Confirmation, Penance Holy Orders, Matrimony and Extreme Unction. A very brief word of these indi^ually: Oonfirmation and Holy Orders are linked with Baptism in that they can only be received once, because, as it is phrased, they confer a character on the soul; which means that they confer some share in the priesthood of Our Lord. Baptism makes a man a member of Christ : Confirmation gives him the right and the duty to defend the Mystical Body of Christ: Holy Orders makes him a priest, confers upon him among other things the power to offer the sacrifice of the Mass, and to absolve from sin. The fijllness of the priesthood is in the bishop, who has certain further powers, including those of confirming and ordaining. But whether priest or bishop, the point to be held firmly is that the man is not acting of himself, but of his own will gives himself to be used as an instrument by Christ. What is done through him, Christ does and no other: so that his moral character, whatever effect it may have on his own