Holy Mysteries (Sacraments)

Byzantines call the Sacraments the Holy Mysteries, as explained by St. John Chrysostom: “It is called mystery, because what we believe is not the same as what we see; one thing we see and another we believe.”

Holy Mysteries of Initiation

     Baptism
     Chrismation (Confirmation)
     Eucharist

Mystery of Reconciliation (Repentance)

Mystery of Annointing

Mystery of Crowning (Marriage)

Mystery of the Holy Orders