{"id":597,"date":"2022-05-10T14:23:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T18:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belmont.diocesanweb.org\/church\/?page_id=597"},"modified":"2024-12-10T22:24:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T03:24:42","slug":"sacraments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/assumptionbvm.com\/church\/sacraments\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacraments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cA sacrament is a visible sign of an invisible reality.\u201d<\/p><cite>Mother Angelica<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/assumptionbvm.com\/church\/sacraments\/baptism\/\" class=\"button-link image-button-block\"\n    target=\"\" title=\"Baptism\" id=\"image-buttons-block_62a36486dbb64\"\n    style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/assumptionbvm.com\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/Baptism-scaled.jpg)\">\n    <h1 class=\"button-title has-white-color\">\n        Baptism    <\/h1>\n<\/a>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#image-buttons-block_62a36486dbb64 {\n    position: relative;\n    display: flex;\n    flex-flow: row wrap;\n    justify-content: center;\n    float: left;\n    align-items: center;\n    background-position: center center;\n    background-repeat: no-repeat;\n    background-size: cover;\n    text-decoration: none;\n    width: 100%;\n    height: 17rem;\n    margin-bottom: 1.75rem;\n    box-shadow: 0 20px 25px #293d4729;\n}\n\n#image-buttons-block_62a36486dbb64 * {\n    z-index: 1;\n}\n\n#image-buttons-block_62a36486dbb64 .button-title {\n    text-align: center;\n    padding: 0 0.25rem;\n}\n\n#image-buttons-block_62a36486dbb64::after {\n    position: absolute;\n    content: \"\";\n    width: 100%;\n    height: 100%;\n    top: 0;\n    left: 0;\n    opacity: 0.5;\n    transition: opacity 0.25s ease-in;\n    background: #000000;\n}\n\n#image-buttons-block_62a36486dbb64:hover::after,\n#image-buttons-block_62a36486dbb64:focus::after {\n    opacity: 0.75;\n}\n\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n    #image-buttons-block_62a36486dbb64 {\n        width: calc(50% - 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