Spirit of Truth, Classic Edition > Grade 7 > Unit 3
Lesson 3: Baptism: History and Celebration
Baptism is the foundation of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit.
Baptism is the foundation of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit.
We must be prepared to receive Holy Communion at Mass and to better understand the mystery of Christ’s presence to us in the Eucharist.
Ancient people offered animal sacrifices to praise God, to thank God, to mark new beginnings, and to show sorrow for their sins.
The Eucharist is the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ.
Confirmation gives a special strength to witness to the Christian faith and to defend against sin and temptation.
The effects of Baptism are the forgiveness of sins, becoming a new creature, becoming a member of the Church, forming bonds of Christian unity, and imprinting an indelible mark on the soul.
Jesus became man to be near us. Jesus is with us in the Eucharist.
Jesus’ Death and Resurrection are a new Passover, which brought about salvation from sin and death.
The scriptural basis, matter, form, minister, and effects of the Sacrament of the Eucharist.
The Eucharist fulfills our Lord’s promise to give us Himself, the Bread of Life.
The Sacrament of Confirmation more perfectly binds a baptized person to the Church and fills him or her with a special strength of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus became man to be near us. Jesus is with us in the Eucharist.
At Mass, the bread and wine are changed into the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.
He changed bread and wine into His Body and Blood.
The Mass is a representation of Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross.