Compiled from the following paragraphs of the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
Baptism 1265-1273 – Confirmation 1302-1319 – Communion 1416 – Reconciliation 1461-1496
Baptism 1265-1273 – Confirmation 1302-1319 – Communion 1416 – Reconciliation 1461-1496
Suggestion --There are 32 benefits/responsibilities from Baptism, and 28 from Confirmation, Communion and Reconciliation, so you can meditate/pray about one benefit or responsibility every day of the month (#1 on the first, #2 on the second, and so forth for two months), asking God to help you understand, appreciate and live out that gift or responsibility from Him.
Baptism
1. Purified from all sins
2. Made a new creature as an adopted child of God
3. A partaker of the divine nature as a member of Christ
4. A member of and co-heir with Christ
5. A temple of the Holy Spirit
6. Given the sanctifying grace of justification
7. Enabled to believe in God
8. Enabled to hope in God
9. Enabled to love God
10. Given the power to live and act through the prompting and gifts of the Holy Spirit
11. Allowed to grow in goodness through the moral virtues
12. Incorporated into the Church
13. Made a member of the Body of Christ
14. One with the People of God of the New Covenant
15. Made a living stone
16. Built with other Christians into a spiritual house
17. I share in the priesthood of Christ (priest)
18. I share in His prophetic mission (prophet)
19. I share in His royal mission (king)
20. I no longer belong to myself
21. I belong to Him who died and rose for us
22. I am called to be subject to others
23. I am called to serve others in the communion of the Church
24. I am called to obey and submit to the Church’s leaders
25. I am called to hold the Church's leaders in respect and affection
26. I have been given the right to receive the sacraments
27. I have been given the right to be nourished with the Word of God
28. I have been given the right to be sustained by other spiritual helps of the Church
29. I have been reborn as a child of God
30. I am responsible to profess before others the faith I have received
31. I am responsible to participate in apostolic/missionary activity
32. I have been sealed with an indelible mark that enables and commits me to serve God
Confirmation
1. I received a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit like the apostles at Pentecost
2. I received an increase and deepening of baptismal grace
3. I am rooted more deeply in the divine filiation which makes us cry, “Abba! Father!”
4. I am united more firmly to Christ
5. I received gifts (Charisms) that help me to serve others
6. I received gifts (Charisms) that perfect my bond with Church
7. I was given the special strength of the Holy Spirit to spread the faith by word and action
8. I was given the special strength of the Holy Spirit to defend the faith by word and action
9. I was given the special strength of the Holy Spirit to be a true witness of Christ
10. I was given the special strength of the Holy Spirit to confess the name of Christ boldly
11. I was given the special strength of the Holy Spirit to never feel shame in the Cross
12. I received the spiritual seals of wisdom and understanding
13. I received the spiritual seals of right judgment and courage
14. I received the spiritual seals of knowledge and reverence
15. I received the spiritual seal of holy fear in God’s presence
16. I received the pledge of Christ, the Spirit, in my heart
17. I have been perfected as a member of the common priesthood of the faithful
18. I have been prepared to assume the role of disciple
19. I have been prepared to assume the role of witness to Christ
Communion
20. Increases my union with the Lord
21. Forgives my venial sins
22. Preserves me from grave sins
23. Strengthens the bonds of charity between myself and Christ
24. Reinforces the unity of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ
Reconciliation
25. Forgives any sins I commit, including grave sins
26. Reconciles me with God
27. Reconciles me with His Church
28. Increases my spiritual strength
Baptism
1. Purified from all sins
2. Made a new creature as an adopted child of God
3. A partaker of the divine nature as a member of Christ
4. A member of and co-heir with Christ
5. A temple of the Holy Spirit
6. Given the sanctifying grace of justification
7. Enabled to believe in God
8. Enabled to hope in God
9. Enabled to love God
10. Given the power to live and act through the prompting and gifts of the Holy Spirit
11. Allowed to grow in goodness through the moral virtues
12. Incorporated into the Church
13. Made a member of the Body of Christ
14. One with the People of God of the New Covenant
15. Made a living stone
16. Built with other Christians into a spiritual house
17. I share in the priesthood of Christ (priest)
18. I share in His prophetic mission (prophet)
19. I share in His royal mission (king)
20. I no longer belong to myself
21. I belong to Him who died and rose for us
22. I am called to be subject to others
23. I am called to serve others in the communion of the Church
24. I am called to obey and submit to the Church’s leaders
25. I am called to hold the Church's leaders in respect and affection
26. I have been given the right to receive the sacraments
27. I have been given the right to be nourished with the Word of God
28. I have been given the right to be sustained by other spiritual helps of the Church
29. I have been reborn as a child of God
30. I am responsible to profess before others the faith I have received
31. I am responsible to participate in apostolic/missionary activity
32. I have been sealed with an indelible mark that enables and commits me to serve God
Confirmation
1. I received a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit like the apostles at Pentecost
2. I received an increase and deepening of baptismal grace
3. I am rooted more deeply in the divine filiation which makes us cry, “Abba! Father!”
4. I am united more firmly to Christ
5. I received gifts (Charisms) that help me to serve others
6. I received gifts (Charisms) that perfect my bond with Church
7. I was given the special strength of the Holy Spirit to spread the faith by word and action
8. I was given the special strength of the Holy Spirit to defend the faith by word and action
9. I was given the special strength of the Holy Spirit to be a true witness of Christ
10. I was given the special strength of the Holy Spirit to confess the name of Christ boldly
11. I was given the special strength of the Holy Spirit to never feel shame in the Cross
12. I received the spiritual seals of wisdom and understanding
13. I received the spiritual seals of right judgment and courage
14. I received the spiritual seals of knowledge and reverence
15. I received the spiritual seal of holy fear in God’s presence
16. I received the pledge of Christ, the Spirit, in my heart
17. I have been perfected as a member of the common priesthood of the faithful
18. I have been prepared to assume the role of disciple
19. I have been prepared to assume the role of witness to Christ
Communion
20. Increases my union with the Lord
21. Forgives my venial sins
22. Preserves me from grave sins
23. Strengthens the bonds of charity between myself and Christ
24. Reinforces the unity of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ
Reconciliation
25. Forgives any sins I commit, including grave sins
26. Reconciles me with God
27. Reconciles me with His Church
28. Increases my spiritual strength