Tag: sacraments
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Lenten Sacraments, Week One: Baptism
Lent began as preparation for Baptism at the Easter Vigil. From the earliest centuries of the Church, catechumens fasted, prayed, and prepared to enter the waters that united them to Christ’s death and resurrection. Today, Lent remains a season not of rebaptism, but of remembrance—calling the faithful to return to the identity first given through…
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From the Jordan to the Altar: How Baptism Carries Us Through the Whole Christian Life
Before Jesus ever preached or healed, He stepped into a river. In that quiet moment, water, Spirit, and Son met, and baptism became more than ritual. From the Jordan to the church door, from the font to the altar, and even to the bedside of the sick, the same grace keeps meeting us where we…
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Becoming a Saint, Part II: Grace in Motion
A gentle exploration of actual and sanctifying grace—how it moves through our lives, grows through the sacraments, and draws us closer to sainthood. Includes saintly quotes and a prayer by St. Thomas Aquinas.