"This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Matthew 3:17). This verse is from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels in the New Testament of the Bible, and is about the ...
Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission: "Baptism is the sacrament of ...
This verse is from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels in the New Testament of the Bible, and is about the baptism of Jesus Christ — celebrated in the Catholic faith on Jan.
A. St. John the Baptist did not institute the Sacrament of Baptism, for Christ alone could institute a Sacrament. The baptism given by St. John had the effect of a Sacramental; that is ...
John the Baptist, a common Jewish ritual cleansing signifying a desire to convert, and the baptism instituted by Christ. “There is an abyss between John’s baptism and Christian baptism,” he ...
"Putting on Christ" seeks to inspire those who are diligent truth seekers. And for a limited time, KSL.com readers can get a free e-book version. Life is a journey. For many Christian ...
That’s an important part of the symbolism of baptism: that we go down into the place of death, the deep waters where man cannot live, to rise again. We are baptized into the death of Christ ...
paintings, sculptures, etc. The same will happen at the Baptism site; that is particularly symbolic. The Church is full of images that evoke Jesus Christ’s life and ministry and the core ...