Did you know that every sacrament has an opposing vice? That is, after all, one of the main purposes of the sacraments: to help us move away from our sins and wicked behaviors. We all too often see them as mere duties. Sometimes, when we are in an especially holy frame of mind, we will see them as means of grace. Yet, the grace that they communicate to us is directly against the opposite vices that are a major part of our fallen world.
First, Baptism: this is opposed to the vice of independence. The motivation to independence is that desire to be out from under control of others (it should be kind of obvious why so many protestant groups refer to themselves as "independent" or "non-denominational"!). Baptism is that application of the grace of Christ that brings us into the membership of the Church and makes us accountable to a community of God's servants.
Second, Confirmation: this is opposed to doing things without help. Distinct from independence, this vice says that I might be connected to others, but I still can fix my problems on my own. Confirmation is the coming of the Holy Ghost, wherein He grants us the grace that we need in order to remain faithful to God. The very act of receiving Confirmation says to us that we need help beyond what the community of the Church can provide.
Third, Penance (or Confession): this is opposed (quite obviously) to irresponsibility. Those who refuse to accept responsibility for their misdeeds will also see no reason to go to Confession. When the Church tells us to go to Confession (and not just once, but regularly) she is saying we have to maintain accountability and acknowledge that we are the ones responsible for our own choices. If we sin, then we need to admit it; both to God and to the Church (through the ministry of the priest).
Fourth, Eucharist: this is opposed to stagnation. The Eucharist is given to help us to avoid staying at the same place in our spiritual walk. We must grow in maturity (but, after a certain age, not in physical size!). If we stop receiving nutrition, then we do not mature, and our health fades. If our health fades away, then we die. We grow in health by maturing and that takes the reception of those "vitamins and minerals" that keep us healthy. The regular reception of the Eucharist is necessary for that.
Fifth and sixth, Marriage and Holy Orders: these two do not ordinarily go together (in spite of the odd circumstances that the Church occasionally allows). An interesting aspect of both Marriage and Holy Orders is that they have the exact same thing to which they are opposed. They are the opposite of selfishness. Marriage (if done rightly) makes a man and woman to learn self-sacrifice for the sake of one another and for their children. Holy Orders teaches a man to give up his own desires for the sake of those who are under his care. (Religious life, though not a sacrament, has the same idea behind it: teaching one to turn from selfishness for the sake of a larger community).
Seventh, Holy Unction (i.e. Anointing of the Sick): this is opposed to hopelessness. In this world, almost everyone is afraid of death. Those few who are not, are either foolhardy, or they have a special grace of God. When we fear something like death, we can be easily tempted to worry. When we approach close to death, then hope can disappear. The grace given in Extreme (i.e. "last") Unction is to teach us that we can put all our hope in Christ.
That truly is the grace of Christ seen in the Sacraments. He gives them to us so that we can keep our faith alive and know that God is with us to help us to be with Him for all eternity. Let us be sure that we cooperate fully in His amazing gifts.