The Feast of the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ.(Opinion & Editorial)

From: Manila Bulletin | Date: January 8, 2007 | Copyright information

DERIVED from the Greek word bapto or baptize, baptism literally means to "plunge" or "immerse" into water.

In the Roman Catechism, baptism is the sacrament of initiation into Christianity. This sacrament which is called "the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit" is symbolized with water which represents life, death, cleansing, and growth. In Christian belief, through the sacrament of baptism, persons are freed from their sins, original and actual, rebor...

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