The element in salvation that cannot be circumvented or substituted for is faith. Lack of physical sacraments will not prevent a person of faith from obtaining salvation, but if needed this faith must be provided by the reformative sacrifice of Christ. This sacrifice is the ongoing sacrificial remediation of the entire body of Christ, which is the common priesthood, (Col 1:24). St. Pio spoke of this saying, “If I had to give up hours praying or hearing confessions, I would shorten hours hearing confessions, but never prayer.”