________________ is the gift of sharing in the life of God that we receive at Baptism. It strengthens us to live our new lives in Christ.

St. Basil’s Cathedral in __________ - with its many domes, cupolas, arches, and spires - looks like something out of a fairy tale.

…”Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins: and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
-______ 2:38

New life in God’s family begins at the Sacrament of _________.

“...Whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst: the water I shall give will become… a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
-_______ 4:14

Jesus gave the Church the _______ Sacraments.

____________, like all of the Sacraments, makes grace present, though the power of the Holy Spirit. This grace changes those who receive it with proper disposition through the Church’s celebration of the Sacrament.

The pouring of or immersing a person in __________ is a visible sign of our dying and rising to new life in Christ.

In the Sacrament of Baptism, the anointing with the ______________ called Sacred Chrism is a sign of our call to carry out the responsibility of being a Catholic.

The newly baptized are clothed in a _______ garment, as a symbol of new life in Christ.

The godparents or sponsors light a _________ from the flame of the Easter candle and present it to the newly baptized.

Baptism cleanses us from ____________ and all personal sin and gives us the gift of sharing in God’s divine life. We call this gift Sanctifying Grace.

WHAT ARE THE 5 RITES TO BAPTISM?

“It happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John. On coming up out of the water he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon him. And a voice came from the heavens, ‘You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.’”

-________ 1:9-11