Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 194 - Part II.
YOUCAT Question n. 194 - Part II. What is Baptism?
(Youcat answer - repeated) Baptism is
the way out of the kingdom of death into life, the gateway to the church, and
the beginning of a lasting communion with God.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC
1216 a) "This bath is called enlightenment,
because those who receive this [catechetical] instruction are enlightened in
their understanding…." (St. Justin, Apol.
1, 61, 12: PG 6, 421). Having received in Baptism the Word, "the true
light that enlightens every man," the person baptized has been
"enlightened," he becomes a "son of light," indeed, he
becomes "light" himself (Jn 1:9; 1 Thess 5:5; Heb 10:32; Eph 5:8):
Reflecting and meditating
(Youcat comment) Baptism is the foundational
sacrament and the prerequisite for all other sacraments. It unites us with
Jesus Christ, incorporates us into his redemptive death on the Cross, thereby
freeing us from the power of Original Sin and all personal sins, and causes us
to rise with him to a life without end. Since Baptism is a covenant with God,
the individual must say Yes to it. In the baptism of children, the parents
confess the Faith on behalf of the children.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC
1216 b) Baptism is God's most beautiful and magnificent gift....We call it
gift, grace, anointing, enlightenment, garment of immortality, bath of rebirth,
seal, and most precious gift. It is called gift
because it is conferred on those who bring nothing of their own; grace since it is given even to the
guilty; Baptism because sin is buried
in the water; anointing for it is
priestly and royal as are those who are anointed; enlightenment because it radiates light; clothing since it veils our shame; bath because it washes; and seal
as it is our guard and the sign of God's Lordship (St. Gregory of Nazianzus, Oratio 40, 3-4: PG 36, 361C).
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