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Baptism

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1243 III. How is the Sacrament of Baptism Celebrated? The white garment symbolizes that the person baptized has "put on Christ," 42 has risen with Christ. the candle, lit from the Easter candle, signifies that Christ has enlightened the neophyte. In …
1244 III. How is the Sacrament of Baptism Celebrated? First Holy Communion. Having become a child of God clothed with the wedding garment, the neophyte is admitted "to the marriage supper of the Lamb" 44 and receives the food of the …
1245 III. How is the Sacrament of Baptism Celebrated? The solemn blessing concludes the celebration of Baptism. At the Baptism of newborns the blessing of the mother occupies a special place.
1246 IV. Who can Receive Baptism? "Every person not yet baptized and only such a person is able to be baptized." 46 The Baptism of adults
1247 IV. Who can Receive Baptism? Since the beginning of the Church, adult Baptism is the common practice where the proclamation of the Gospel is still new. the catechumenate (preparation for Baptism) therefore occupies an important place. This …
1248 IV. Who can Receive Baptism? The catechumenate, or formation of catechumens, aims at bringing their conversion and faith to maturity, in response to the divine initiative and in union with an ecclesial community. the catechumenate is to …
1249 IV. Who can Receive Baptism? Catechumens "are already joined to the Church, they are already of the household of Christ, and are quite frequently already living a life of faith, hope, and charity." 48 "With love and …
1250 IV. Who can Receive Baptism? Born with a fallen human nature and tainted by original sin, children also have need of the new birth in Baptism to be freed from the power of darkness and brought into …
1251 IV. Who can Receive Baptism? Christian parents will recognize that this practice also accords with their role as nurturers of the life that God has entrusted to them. 52
1252 IV. Who can Receive Baptism? The practice of infant Baptism is an immemorial tradition of the Church. There is explicit testimony to this practice from the second century on, and it is quite possible that, from the …
1253 IV. Who can Receive Baptism? Baptism is the sacrament of faith. 54 But faith needs the community of believers. It is only within the faith of the Church that each of the faithful can believe. the faith …
1254 IV. Who can Receive Baptism? For all the baptized, children or adults, faith must grow after Baptism. For this reason the Church celebrates each year at the Easter Vigil the renewal of baptismal promises. Preparation for Baptism …
1255 IV. Who can Receive Baptism? For the grace of Baptism to unfold, the parents' help is important. So too is the role of the godfather and godmother, who must be firm believers, able and ready to help …
1256 V. Who can Baptize? The ordinary ministers of Baptism are the bishop and priest and, in the Latin Church, also the deacon. 57 In case of necessity, any person, even someone not baptized, can baptize, if …
1257 VI. The Necessity of Baptism The Lord himself affirms that Baptism is necessary for salvation. 59 He also commands his disciples to proclaim the Gospel to all nations and to baptize them. 60 Baptism is necessary for …
1258 VI. The Necessity of Baptism The Church has always held the firm conviction that those who suffer death for the sake of the faith without having received Baptism are baptized by their death for and with Christ. …
1259 VI. The Necessity of Baptism For catechumens who die before their Baptism, their explicit desire to receive it, together with repentance for their sins, and charity, assures them the salvation that they were not able to receive …
1260 VI. The Necessity of Baptism "Since Christ died for all, and since all men are in fact called to one and the same destiny, which is divine, we must hold that the Holy Spirit offers to all …
1261 VI. The Necessity of Baptism As regards children who have died without Baptism, the Church can only entrust them to the mercy of God, as she does in her funeral rites for them. Indeed, the great mercy …
1262 VII. The Grace of Baptism The different effects of Baptism are signified by the perceptible elements of the sacramental rite. Immersion in water symbolizes not only death and purification, but also regeneration and renewal. Thus the two …
1263 VII. The Grace of Baptism By Baptism all sins are forgiven, original sin and all personal sins, as well as all punishment for sin. 65 In those who have been reborn nothing remains that would impede their …
1264 VII. The Grace of Baptism Yet certain temporal consequences of sin remain in the baptized, such as suffering, illness, death, and such frailties inherent in life as weaknesses of character, and so on, as well as an …
1265 VII. The Grace of Baptism Baptism not only purifies from all sins, but also makes the neophyte "a new creature," an adopted son of God, who has become a "partaker of the divine nature," 68 member of …
1266 VII. The Grace of Baptism The Most Holy Trinity gives the baptized sanctifying grace, the grace of justification: - enabling them to believe in God, to hope in him, and to love him through the theological virtues; …
1267 VII. The Grace of Baptism Baptism makes us members of the Body of Christ: "Therefore . . . we are members one of another." 71 Baptism incorporates us into the Church. From the baptismal fonts is born …
1268 VII. The Grace of Baptism The baptized have become "living stones" to be "built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood." 73 By Baptism they share in the priesthood of Christ, in his prophetic and …
1269 VII. The Grace of Baptism Having become a member of the Church, the person baptized belongs no longer to himself, but to him who died and rose for us. 75 From now on, he is called to …
1270 VII. The Grace of Baptism "Reborn as sons of God, [the baptized] must profess before men the faith they have received from God through the Church" and participate in the apostolic and missionary activity of the People …
1271 VII. The Grace of Baptism Baptism constitutes the foundation of communion among all Christians, including those who are not yet in full communion with the Catholic Church: "For men who believe in Christ and have been properly …
1272 VII. The Grace of Baptism Incorporated into Christ by Baptism, the person baptized is configured to Christ. Baptism seals the Christian with the indelible spiritual mark (character) of his belonging to Christ. No sin can erase this …