Water makes up most of our body, carefully encapsulated within our cells. ... The waters of baptism remain as a constant symbol of the renewal that is both needed and offered within the church.

The water of baptism is the foremost symbol of the paschal mystery. Water cleans the body and, in baptism, the unseen soul, taking away original sin and infusing the baptized with grace.

Water baptism, practiced by immersion in the early church, created a parallel between fish and converts. ... No symbol means the same thing to all people at all times.

The second symbol of the Easter Vigil – the night of Baptism – is water. It appears in Sacred Scripture, and hence also in the inner structure of the Sacrament of Baptism, with two opposed ...

Holy water is put on baptised people by a church leader as a symbol of being cleansed and made ready for a new life for God. We see how baptism is different for different types of Christians.

I made the point a few weeks ago that I believe that trust in Jesus and what did He did ...

These passages reinforce that the symbols of water, light and life are essential to the spiritual journey. The goal of this Lenten path is restoration between God and his creation.

Vatican City, Jan 8, 2006 / 22:00 pm. In his weekly Angelus reflection, given Sunday on the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus, Pope Benedict XVI encouraged a crowd of thousands let their own baptisms ...

Tertullian, a theologian writing at beginning of the third century, interpreted this practice as a symbol of baptism: "But we small fishes, named after our great ICHTHUS, Jesus Christ, are born in ...