Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 195 - Part VII.
(Youcat answer - repeated) The
classical form of administering Baptism is the threefold immersion of the
candidate in the water. Usually, however, water is poured three times over the
head of the candidate, while the minister of the sacrament speaks the words,
“N., I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.”
A deepening through CCC
(CCC
1243) The white garment symbolizes that the person baptized has "put on
Christ" (Gal 3:27), has risen with Christ. The candle, lit from the Easter candle, signifies that Christ has
enlightened the neophyte. In him the baptized are "the light of the world"
(Mt 5:14; cf. Phil 2:15). The newly baptized is now, in the only Son, a child
of God entitled to say the prayer of the children of God: "Our
Father."
Reflecting and meditating
(Youcat comment) Water symbolizes cleansing and
new life, which was already expressed in the baptism of repentance performed by
John the Baptist. The Baptism that is administered with water “in the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” is more than a sign of
conversion and repentance; it is new life in Christ. That is why the ceremony also
includes the signs of anointing, the white garment, and the baptismal candle.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC
1244 a) 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" (Rev 19:9) and receives
the food of the new life, the body and blood of Christ. The Eastern Churches
maintain a lively awareness of the unity of Christian initiation by giving Holy
Communion to all the newly baptized and confirmed, even little children,
recalling the Lord's words: "Let the children come to me, do not hinder
them" (Mk 10:14).
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