Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 194 - Part III.
(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
1277) Baptism is birth
into the new life in Christ. In accordance with the Lord's will, it is
necessary for salvation, as is the Church herself, which we enter by Baptism. (CCC 1278) The essential rite of Baptism consists in
immersing the candidate in water or pouring water on his head, while
pronouncing the invocation of the Most Holy Trinity: the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Spirit.
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
1215) This sacrament is also called "the
washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit," for it
signifies and actually brings about the birth of water and the Spirit without
which no one "can enter the kingdom of God" (Titus 3:5; Jn 3:5).
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