30 Through the Holy Spirit, Baptism is a bath that purifies ... 39 1238 The baptismal water is consecrated by a prayer of epiclesis (either at this moment or at the Easter Vigil).

The baptism of the Holy Spirit represents a foundational work of God where believers are united with Christ and fellow ...

We pray that our common baptism and the action of the Holy Spirit in this Eucharist will ... in keeping with Christ's prayer for us "that they may all be one" (Jn 17:21). Because Catholics believe ...

For the more committed among them, it entails habits of prayer, devotional reading, and Sunday morning worship. Baptism has a marginal ... First, the gift of the Holy Spirit.

(ThyBlackMan.com) At the baptism of Christ ... prayed ceaselessly in one accord until the heavens opened up and the Holy Spirit descended on them in tongues of fire. The devil will always tell ...

People have said to me, “baptism is essential to salvation ... thou shalt go to the house of prayer and offer up thy sacraments upon my holy day;” (Sections 59: 9, p. 108 in the Doctrine ...

In many denominations babies are baptised, and this is known as infant baptism. Jesus’ instructions were to "baptise in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit", so these words are said ...