Free Printable Seven Sacraments Chart

About these seven sacraments handouts

The Catholic Church counts seven sacraments, and the Catechism arranges them in three groups. The sacraments of Christian initiation are baptism, confirmation and the Eucharist. The sacraments of healing are penance and reconciliation and the anointing of the sick. The sacraments at the service of communion are holy orders and matrimony. Seeing the groups together helps students understand why the seven belong to one list.

Each card on this chart gives the sacrament's name, a simple symbol, and one plain-language line. The symbols are patterns and objects only, such as a water drop, a flame and two rings; there are no pictures of people. The descriptions are short teaching summaries, meant to start a classroom conversation, not to replace a catechism text or a parish program.

Sacramental preparation moves at different speeds in different dioceses, so the chart does not give ages or grades. Use it in a religion class as a wall reference, as a take-home sheet for a family preparing a child for first reconciliation or first communion, or as a review page at the end of a unit. The chart carries a name and date line so students can use it as a record of the unit.

How to use them

1. Print the chart for the wall and one copy per student folder.
2. Read the three group headings aloud and ask what the sacraments in each group have in common.
3. Match each sacrament to the symbol on its card.
4. Ask students which sacraments they have already received or seen celebrated.
5. Use the chart as a review page when a unit ends.

Classroom tips

• Ask students to explain a symbol in their own words before you give the meaning; wrong guesses open good discussions.
• Pair the chart with your parish's schedule so families can see when each sacrament is celebrated locally.
• Cover the sacrament names and let students recall them from the symbols alone.
• Send a copy home during sacramental preparation so family conversations use the same words.

Notes on this page

• The seven sacraments and their three groups follow the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
• Plain-language descriptions are teaching summaries; the reviewer confirms the wording.

Where the facts come from

• Catechism of the Catholic Church (Vatican): Seven sacraments and their groups (paragraphs 1210-1211); seven gifts of the Holy Spirit (1831). Checked in the October 4 research pass; not re-fetched in the build session

Last reviewed 2026-10-03. Handout Hero designs are original and made for this site. They are general reference material; check your own school, district or tradition where it matters.