The Sacraments have both a visible and invisible reality, open to all the human senses but experienced in our God-given depths through the eyes of faith. When parents hug their children, for example, the visible reality we see is the hug. The invisible reality the hug conveys is love. We cannot "see" the love the hug expresses, though sometimes we can see its nurturing effect on the child.
The visible reality we see in the Sacraments is their outward expression, the form they take, and in the way they are administered and received. The invisible reality we cannot "see" is God's grace, his gracious initiative in redeeming us through the death and resurrection of his Son. His initiative is called grace because it is a free and loving gift by which God offers us a share in his life, and shows us his favor and will for our salvation. Our response to the grace of God's initiative is itself a grace or gift from God by which we can imitate Christ in our daily lives.
Guided by the Holy Spirit, the Church recognizes the existence of Seven Sacraments instituted by the Lord. They are the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist; Sacraments of Healing: Penance and the Anointing of the Sick; and the Sacraments of Service: Marriage and Holy Orders.
Through the Sacraments, God shares his holiness with us so that we, in turn, can make the world holier. (Source: U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Here at St. Joseph we are happy to assist those who seek the sacraments.