He highlighted the importance of baptism as the gateway to Filipinos' Christian faith, stating, "Nagsugod ang Kristiyanismo sa dihang gidawat sa mga unang Cebuano ang Kristiyanismo pinaagi sa bunyag." ...
Eventually it will bring death. 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 ...
This Mass stresses the importance Jesus puts on the humility of service, and the need for cleansing with water, a symbol of baptism. Also emphasized are the critical importance of the Eucharist ...
I can never forget the first baptism I celebrated. I was a transitional deacon assigned to a parish in the Archdiocese of Boston (I attended Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary in Weston, ...
38 The mystagogy of the celebration 1234 The meaning and grace of the sacrament of Baptism are clearly seen in the rites of its celebration. By following the gestures and words of this celebration ...
Additionally, she explained the importance of salvation and the role of baptism, saying: "We are saved by grace through faith, not by our own efforts or works (Ephesians 2:8-9). Water Baptism is ...
It was for me an opportunity to catechize them, through the explanation of the meaning of stain-glass windows, paintings, sculptures, etc. The same will happen at the Baptism site; that is ...
The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Friday consecrated a new Catholic church at Bethany Beyond the Jordan on the banks of the Jordan River officially recognized by the church as ...