Under the outward elements of consecrated bread and wine Christ feeds us with his Body and Blood. The Mass links us with Christ's sacrifice of himself upon the Cross to redeem the world and with his final and assured triumph at the end of this present age. The Mass links us also with every other member of the Church in heaven and earth so that we all become one in Christ. The different ministries and roles in the Church serve to emphasise that fact that we belong to one another and need one another in Christ. While we remain members of the Church on earth there is a continuing need for healing and renewal of both soul and body.
Unction also acts as a preparation for that final release from the ills of our earthly body.
The Sacraments of Marriage and Ordination deal with the structures and obligations of family life. Sacramental Marriage is provided for the right ordering of the human family-in contrast with its secular counterpart. Ordination is provided for the sacramental unifying and perpetuation of the Church on earth as the Family of God as well as the Body of Christ. Those so ordained are brought within the ministry given by the Lord to his Apostles. They are constant and effective reminders of the renewing of the whole of creation through Christ by the work of the Holy Spirit.