The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) Day 166: Introduction to Baptism
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Seven Sacraments Overview
- Christian life has seven sacraments divided in three groups: initiation, healing, and mission.
- Baptism is the foundation, initiating us into the family of God and spiritual life.
Meaning and Names of Baptism
- Baptism means to plunge or immerse, symbolizing burial into Christ's death and resurrection.
- It is also called washing of regeneration and enlightenment, signifying new birth and understanding by the Holy Spirit.
St. Gregory’s Beautiful Baptism Terms
- St. Gregory of Nazianzus calls baptism a gift, grace, anointing, enlightenment, garment of immortality, bath of rebirth, and seal.
- These terms highlight baptism’s transforming power given freely even to the guilty or infants.