According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, "The sacraments are efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us' (#1131).
Según el Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica, "los sacramentos son signos eficaces de la gracia, instituidos por Cristo y confiados a la Iglesia, por los cuales nos es dispensada la vida divina" (# 1131).