The sacraments sanctify the Church, the people of God; being a child of the Church is not an end in itself, but the Church itself is the visible sign of the invisible: the work and presence of God in this world. The sacraments are the means by which God sanctifies his people; the sanctification of life in the Church is not reserved for the few... Catechesis on the Church, light of the world with P. Randriamiarantsoa Germain Thierry.