It is through the sacraments that the salvific graces won by the life, death and resurrection of Jesus are dispensed to us. The sacraments touch all the stages and important moments of our lives as Catholics. There is a similarity between the stages of our physical life and development and the spiritual life. Finally, the Catechism of the Catholic Church identifies matrimony and holy orders as sacraments in the service of communion. These seven sacraments form an organic whole in which each particular sacrament has its own vital place.
Most people understand the importance of baptism.
Jesus himself affirmed that baptism is necessary for salvation. He commanded his disciples to proclaim the Gospel to all nations and to baptize. The Church has always held the firm conviction that those who suffer death for the sake of the faith without having been baptized are baptized by their death. Provision also is made for baptism of desire. We leave to God those to whom the Gospel has never been proclaimed and those who have never seen a need to ask for baptism, but the bottom line is that in God's master plan, baptism is very important.