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BaptismISTHEBASISFORTHEWHOLECHRISTIANLIFE,thedoorto the other sacraments. Recipients are freed from sin and born
anew as children of God, becoming members of the Church and sharers in its mission.
TO BAPTIZE
means “to plunge” or “immerse.”
SIGNS:
IN THE CATECHISM:
CCC, 1213-1284
Prayers for Lesson Prep
THE JESUS PRAYER
by Blessed John Henry Newman*
PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful. And kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And you shall renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray:
O God, by the light of the Holy Spirit
you have taught the hearts of your faithful.
In the same Spirit, help us to know what is truly right and always to rejoice in your consolation. We ask this through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
Dear Jesus,
Help me to spread Your fragrance everywhere I go. Flood my soul with Your spirit and life. Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly, that my life may only be a radiance of Yours.
Shine through me, and be so in me that every soul
I come in contact with may feel Your presence in my soul. Let them look up and see no longer me but only Jesus!
Stay with me and then I shall begin to shine as You shine, so to shine as to be a light to others; The light, O Jesus will be all from You; none of it will be mine; It will be You shining on others through me. Amen.
*Saint News: In February 2019 Pope Francis announced that Bl. John Henry Newman would be canonized soon, but the date had yet to be announced prior to our publication. Find updates at Catechist.com.
KEY WORDS AND ACTIONS:
“I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Spirit,” while pouring of water on the head, or via immersion.
FIND IT IN THE BIBLE:
“Go ... make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit.” – MATTHEW 28:19-20
Also: Mt 3:11-17; Mk 1:4-5; 16:16; Lk 3:16; Acts 2: 38-41; 1Cor 12:13; Gal 3: 27; Eph 4:5
THE GRACES GIVEN:
* Forgiveness of original sin, all personal
sins, and all punishment for sin.
* New life — “a new creation” (2Cor 5:17)
— as an adopted child of God, a co-heir with
Christ, a temple of the Holy Spirit.
* The theological virtues to believe,
hope, and love God.
* Power to follow the Spirit’s prompting, grow in
goodness, and develop in the spiritual life.
* Membership in the Body of Christ, the Church.
* Anointed to share in Christ’s priestly, prophetic, and kingly mission.
MINISTER OF THE SACRAMENT: Priest or deacon. In dire necessity, any person can baptize using the key words and actions above. (See CCC, 1284.)
Water =
cleansing from sin; new life
White Garment =
rising with Christ, or “clothed” with
Christ (Gal 3:27)
Candle = the light
of Christ; the newly baptized are “the light of the world” (Mt 5:14)
BAPTISM IS ONLY GIVEN ONCE.
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