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Lesson 19: The Story of Baptism
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.
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.
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.
The scriptural basis, matter, form, minister, and effects of the Sacrament of Confirmation.
The Eucharist is the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ.
Penance and Reconciliation is the Sacrament by which our sins are forgiven and we are reconciled to God and His Church.
The matter, form, minister, recipient, effects, and symbols of the Sacrament of Confirmation.
The main effect of the Sacrament of Confirmation is the special outpouring of the Holy Spirit that was also given to the Apostles on the day of Pentecost.
We must live the gifts of the Holy Spirit bestowed upon us and pursue the moral life in Christ in order to build up the Church here on Earth.
God has always desired for His people to be a “royal priesthood”, anointed and consecrated as His Chosen People.
The Sacraments are holy mysteries that reveal invisible grace and truth.
Our natural lives are marked by many important moments that we celebrate with ritual and tradition.
The Sacraments of Initiation are Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist.
Baptism is prefigured throughout Salvation History.
The matter, form, minister, recipient, effects, and symbols of the Sacrament of Baptism