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10/23/2019 RCIA Session 19: Baptism and Confirmation 1 Session 19: Baptism and Confirmation Baptism Introduction Jesus commanded the Eleven to baptize all the nations In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit

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Session 19: Baptism and Confirmation

Session 19: Baptism and Confirmation

Baptism

Introduction

  • Jesus commanded the Eleven to baptize all

the nations

– “In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19) – We still use this formula today

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Jesus saying farewell to his eleven remaining disciples (1308–1311) from the Maesta by Duccio

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Introduction

  • Water is poured on the head (or person

entirely immersed) while being baptized

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Introduction

  • Usually done by an ordained minister
  • Sometimes another person deputed by bishop
  • In an emergency any person can baptize

– Must intend what the church intends – Use proper form (prayer) & matter (water)

  • Baptism cannot be repeated

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Necessity of Baptism

  • Revealed for our salvation
  • God can save outside of Baptism

– Baptism of martyrdom

  • Those who suffer

death for the sake

  • f their faith

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The martyrdom of

  • St. Alban of Britain

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Necessity of Baptism (cont.)

  • God can save outside of Baptism (cont.)

– Baptism of desire

  • Catechumens
  • Those who seek the truth and

do the will of God according to their understanding of it

  • Every person must have some

sort of opportunity for salvation

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Jesus Christ and the Good Thief by Tiziano Vecellio (Titian) and assistants (1489/90-1576)

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Grace of Baptism

  • Union with Christ brings…

– forgiveness of sins – new birth thru the Holy Spirit

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The Promise (contemporary) by Morgan Weistling

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Grace of Baptism (cont.)

  • Forgiveness of sins

– Personal – Original – All punishment due to sin

  • Aid in struggle against sin

– Suffering, illness, death, concupiscence not erased

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Grace of Baptism (cont.)

  • Rebirth as adopted children of God

– A partaker of the divine nature (see 2 Pt 1:4) – A member of Christ (see 1 Cor 6:15) – A fellow heir with Christ (see Rom 8:17) – God is truly his Father – On earth, this family is the Church

  • We are all brothers and sisters
  • Priesthood: called to witness to the faith

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Baptism of the Christ (contemporary) by Daniel Bonnell

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Grace of Baptism (cont.)

  • Sanctifying grace received

– God’s divine life given to each person – Faith, hope, and love infused into the soul

  • Helps acquire other virtues with God’s help

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Grace of Baptism (cont.)

  • Indelible mark received

– A child of God for all eternity – Baptism, thus, cannot be repeated

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Catacombs of San Callisto: baptism in a 3rd-century painting

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Infant Baptism

Introduction

  • Baptism of infants and children practiced since

the beginning of Christianity

– Baptism of entire households (Acts 18:8) – Faith of parent brings about healing of child (Mk 9:17-27) – Second century writers refer to it

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Infant Baptism

Introduction

  • Community needed to provide faith required

– Faith is God’s initiative – Parents make act of faith as divine responsibility

  • Must nurture, educate kids
  • With help of God, help

children have faith

  • The first faith community

children have

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Responsibility of the Parents

  • Primary responsibility of being examples of faith
  • Education in the faith
  • See that child receives Confirmation, Eucharist
  • Good words & examples of family friends helps
  • Keep the light burning

brightly

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Responsibility of the Church

  • “All of us who have in any

way prepared them to meet Christ today must always be ready to assist them” (RCIA 312)

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Confirmation

Introduction

  • The Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus, the

awaited Messiah

  • Jesus promised an outpour-

ing of the Spirit on believers

– First fulfilled: Pentecost – Then apostles laid hands on the baptized – Became “Confirmation”

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Grace of Confirmation

  • Completes baptismal grace
  • Special outpouring of the Spirit
  • Imparts indelible spiritual mark

– Thus, can never be repeated – Totally belong to Christ – Exercise authority of Christ – Promised divine protection

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Grace of Confirmation (cont.)

  • A closer union with Christ

– More perfectly united to God and His church – Gifts of the Spirit increased – Power to “be not afraid”

  • Spread and defend the

Christian faith

  • May even be required to

become a martyr

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Requirements of Confirmation

  • Profession of faith
  • State of grace (no mortal sin)
  • Intend to receive sacrament
  • Prepared to be disciples and witnesses
  • A sponsor (assists in living the Christian life)

– Usually one of the baptismal godparents

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Requirements of Confirmation (cont.)

  • Bishop is ordinary minister of Confirmation
  • Priest may be given authority to do so

– RCIA, danger of death – Chrism blessed by bishop used

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The Rite of Confirmation

  • Immediately follows Baptism (at Easter Vigil)

– Priest asks for prayers from all the faithful for

  • utpouring of the Spirit

– Priest prays for seven gifts of the Holy Spirit – Anointing with chrism on forehead (sign of the cross)

  • Oil cleanses, limbers, heals, soothes
  • Oil gives beauty, health, strength
  • Oil’s smell: “the aroma of Christ” (2 Cor 2:15)

– “Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit”

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The Power of the Spirit

  • Reveals God to us
  • Inspires Scripture and Tradition
  • Guides and protects the Church
  • Unites Church in heaven and on

earth

  • Responsible for the Church’s

mission on earth

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Not titled (contemporary) by Redko Alfiya

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The Power of the Spirit

  • Gives virtues and gifts to help us live well
  • Fruits: love, joy, peace,

patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, generosity, modesty, chastity (Gal 5:22-23)

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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

The Purpose of the Gifts

  • Wisdom

– Detaches us from the world – Makes us more responsive to the things of God – Gives deeper insight into the value of faith

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The Anointing of Solomon (c. 1630) by Cornelis de Vos

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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

The Purpose of the Gifts (cont.)

  • Understanding

– Grasp more clearly the truths of faith – Gives eyes to our faith

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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

The Purpose of the Gifts (cont.)

  • Counsel

– Distinguish good and evil and choose the good

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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

The Purpose of the Gifts (cont.)

  • Fortitude

– Courage to seek God, reject what stands in the way

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Fortitude (1470) by Sandro Botticelli

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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

The Purpose of the Gifts (cont.)

  • Knowledge

– Tells us path of virtue – Warns us of the dangers faced in seeking Heaven

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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

The Purpose of the Gifts (cont.)

  • Piety

– Confidence in God to serve with joy

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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

The Purpose of the Gifts (cont.)

  • Fear of the Lord

– Respect for God – Horror and dread of offending the One we love

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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Effects of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit

  • Grow in the life of grace
  • Become truly holy
  • Must be manifest in daily acts of love of God

and neighbor

– To renew the face of the earth (Ps 104:30)

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