series of questions about the faith of the Church

a sign of the light and goodness of Christ and the light of faith shining in the newly baptized

an outward sign of the baptized person's universal call to holiness and purity

a sign of the new life Christ has won for us

perfumed oil that has been blessed by the bishop and is a sign of the Gift of the Holy Spirit

The process of formation through which people prepare for the Sacraments of Christian Initiation is called

John the Baptist urged people to be baptized to prepare themselves for the coming of the _____.

During the celebration of the Baptism of an infant or small child, the child's parents and godparents renew their _____.

Adults and older children who are participating in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults are called _____.

In _____ the immersion into, or plunging into, water symbolizes that w are to die to sin and rise to new life in Christ.

The _____ is the bishop, priest, or deacon who celebrates the Sacrament of Baptism for and with the community.

In Jewish ritual, _____ was a powerful symbol of salvation and purification from sin.

At Baptism we are sealed, or marked forever, as belonging to Christ. This spiritual mark, or _____, can never be erased.

Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River by _____.

During the Baptism of an infant or very young child, the celebrant asks God to free the child from _____.

Today adults and children of catechetical age are baptized in a way very similar to that practiced by _____.

The Sacrament of Baptism is our rebirth in water and _____.