The members of the Catholic Church primarily receive grace from the Seven Sacraments established by Jesus Christ. But, not all Christian denominations have the same sacraments as the Catholic Church. So, this brings up the question, can non-Catholics receive grace even though they do not partake in the Catholic Masses and sacraments?
The answer to this question is yes. God is present in all of us, and he is at work helping us seek and find the essential truth revealed by Jesus. Some non-Catholics may feel that the grace of God is working within them, and they may feel that they should turn to the Catholic Church in order to receive the full graces of the sacraments and find the Catholic truth. Although some non-Catholics may feel the graces of God working within them, they should not expect those graces to do all the work. One should not reject, but accept, these graces of God and cooperate with them to have a better understanding of how God wants you to live your life. Even those of us that are all ready Catholic should continue to work with the graces of God that we receive. We should always try to better understand the teachings of Jesus Christ so that we can find the real truth within his teachings.
Overall, those who are non-Catholic are all ready receiving graces. These graces are called preveening graces, which are present before one even receives those graces of the sacraments. God works in the lives of non-Catholics, showing you the path that he wishes for you to take all as long as you remain faithful to him. Catholics, along with non-Catholics, can also receive graces from many special blessings, such as the blessing of the throats, and the blessing received instead of the reception of the Holy Communion, the Body and Blood of Christ.
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