Baptism

   How to Become Catholic: Adult Initiation into the Catholic Church Explained https://youtu.be/WFRcOylirZ8?si=OhroC_dP68fIoBDJ

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  What Are the Requirements to Become a Catholic? https://youtu.be/nhxv7etaYJQ?si=IYWRt2LyF3kTmCSv

 U nbaptized catechumens and non-Catholic Christian candidates enter the Church by a process called the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA). Baptized Catholics may also complete their Sacraments of Initiation through the OCIA OCIA: Why is it important? https://youtu.be/WqmwVNeQCZQ?si=Sn54UeijmjJOZcxh

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  One becomes a member of the people of the redeemed through Baptism. As the Apostle Paul has reminded us in Epistle to the Romans: ” We are buried therefore with Him by Baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life”. This exhortation is especially for you, dearest catechumens, to whom, in just a few moments, Mother Church will administer the great gift of divine life. From different countries divine providence has led you here, to the tomb of Saint Peter, to receive the Sacraments of Christian Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist. Entering in this way into the house of the Lord, you will be consecrated with the oil of happiness and can feed yourselves with the Bread of Heaven. Sustained by the power of the Holy Spirit, you will persevere in your faith in Christ, and courageously proclaim his Gospel. Pope John Paul II,  Homily , 19 April 2003

  Credo: An RCIA Program - St. Benedict Press https://youtu.be/imqlf3kH7FU?si=c-fZqzfL0OLZwUSm

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  This Catholic Life: RCIA & Coming Home | EWTN News In Depth April 22, 2022 https://youtu.be/1oRCfuyqRuk?si=2GE1hSsbeNaT3JeP

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  The most fundamental and precious gift that the Church holds out to everyone who will receive it: God’s grace, poured into the soul in baptism. Until he understands this, the connoisseur really understands very little. " Rachel Lu, Without baptism a person is without the Holy sprit to teach them they are like sheep without a shepherd

When You Baptize, Baptize Right For a valid baptism, it's crucial to use the trinitarian form. The proof is right there in Scripture. https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/in-whose-name-should-we-baptizehttps://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/in-whose-name-should-we-baptize   Among some Christian denominations, the assertion is made that baptism should be administered “in the name of Jesus   only .” The historical arguments for   Jesus-only baptism   are interesting, but suffice it to say for now the Fathers of the Church were unanimous in support of the Trinitarian formula for baptism. The Council of Florence (1439) in Session 8  declares  the proper form of the sacrament of baptism: Holy baptism holds the first place among all the sacraments, for it is the gate of the spiritual life; through it we become members of Christ and of the body of the church. Since death came into the world through one person, unless we are born again of wat...

  What makes a baptism valid in the Catholic Ch https://lacatholics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Valid-Invalid-Baptisms-Revised-February-2023.pdf urch? The Roman Catholic norm for valid baptism  must follow the proper matter and form . The “matter” is water baptism by immersion or pouring. The “form” is the Trinitarian formula (canons 849, 850; RCIA 226). Always ensure that this has been followed. https://lacatholics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Valid-Invalid-Baptisms-Revised-February-2023.pdf Archdiocese of Los Angeles - Office for Divine Worship - Valid -Invalid Baptism 1 Revised & Reviewed February 2023 VALID-INVALID BAPTISMS VALID BAPTISMS The following is a list of baptisms which are considered valid, as both water (pouring, sprinkling, or immersing the one baptized) and the Trinitarian formula (“I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit”) are used. Also, the minister must intend to do what the Church does when baptizing. •...

 VALID: The following is a list of baptisms which are considered valid, as both water (pouring, sprinkling, or immersing the one baptized) and the Trinitarian formula (“I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit”) are used. Also, the minister must intend to do what the Church does when baptizing.   All Eastern non-Catholics (including all Orthodox churches)   African Methodist Episcopal   Amish   Anglican / Church of England   Assembly of God   Baptists   Christian and Missionary Alliance   Church of the Brethren Liberal Catholic  Church of Christ   Church of God   Congregational   Disciples of Christ   Episcopal   Evangelical   Evangelical United Brethren   Liberal Catholic  Lutheran   Methodist   Church of the Nazarene   Old Catholic   Old Roman Catholic   Polish National   Presbyterian   Reformed ...

  Do Christians recognize Mormon baptism? https://www.archbalt.org/vatican-ruling-on-mormon-baptism-clarifies-catholic-practice/#:~:text=In%20its%20commentary%2C%20the%20Vatican,regarded%20as%20a%20Christian%20baptism. In its commentary, the Vatican said that even though the Mormon baptismal rite refers to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the church's beliefs about the identity of the three persons are so different from Catholic and mainline Christian belief that  the rite cannot be regarded as a Christian baptism . In church law marriages are considered sacramental only if both parties are baptized. If the non-Catholic party is not baptized, the marriage is not sacramental. It is not a valid marriage unless certain conditions have been fulfilled and the bishop has given a dispensation for it. Church law adds, “If at the time the marriage was contracted one party was commonly held to have been baptized or the baptism was doubtful, the validity of the marriage must be presumed ...

  We Are Not All Children of God https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/children-god?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=novashare

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 Words of the Holy Father-the strength of Baptism-the service of others-10-20-24 Let us look at the Crucified Lord, completely immersed in our wounded history, and we will discover God’s way of doing things. We see that he did not remain above in heaven to look down on us from up there, but he lowered himself to wash our feet. God is love and love is humble, it does not exalt itself, but comes down like the rain that falls to earth and brings life. But how can we adopt the same direction as Jesus, going from raising ourselves up to immersing ourselves, from the mentality of prestige, worldly prestige, to that of service, Christian service? Dedication is needed, but that is not enough. It is difficult alone, but not impossible, for we have a strength within that helps us. It is the strength of Baptism, of that immersion in Jesus  that all of us have already received through grace that directs us, moving us to follow him instead of seeking our interests, but to put ourselves at ...

 Reading of the day 12/10/2024 A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Galatians GAL 3:22-29 Brothers and sisters: Scripture confined all things under the power of sin, that through faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe. Before faith came, we were held in custody under law, confined for the faith that was to be revealed. Consequently, the law was our disciplinarian for Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a disciplinarian. For through faith you are all children of God in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free person, there is not male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to the promise.

 Words of the Holy Father-Baptism that makes us missionaries-09-25-24 This episode of the Gospel also applies to us and not only to priests but to all baptized people called to witness to the Gospel of Christ in the various spheres of life.  (…) No Christian proclaims the Gospel “on his/her own”, but is only sent by the Church who received the mandate from Jesus himself. Indeed it is Baptism that makes us missionaries. A baptized person who does not feel the need to proclaim the Gospel, to proclaim Jesus, is not a good Christian. The second characteristic of the missionary’s style is, so to speak, a face, which consists in the poverty of means. His accoutrement responds to a criteria of modesty. (…) The Teacher wants them to be free and unhampered, without reserves and without favours, certain only of the love of the One who sends them, strengthened only by his Word which they go to proclaim. (…) They were not officials or business people, but rather humble workers of the King...

Kirill: Russian culture and the salvation of the world - ZENIT - English : Trying not to limit himself to the usual statements of state propaganda amid the universal conflict between Russia and the West, the Patriarch of Moscow spoke a few days ago in St Petersburg using philosophical and literary arguments to further explain the reasons why Russia today feels called to spread the “great values” that universal society has seemingly abandoned.

 What are the two main effects of baptism? 1262 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 principal effects are purification from sins and new birth in the Holy Spirit. VII. The Grace of Baptism VII. The Grace of Baptism 1262 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 principal effects are purification from sins and new birth in the Holy Spirit.64 For the forgiveness of sins . . . 1263 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 entry into the Kingdom of God, neither Adam's sin, nor personal sin, nor the consequences of ...