WHAT IS BAPTISM?

BAPTISM IS ONE OF THE SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION ALONG

IT IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS

THROUGH BAPTISM YOU

BIBLE VERSES

GO THEREFORE AND MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS, BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

THIS MEANS GO AND BAPTIZE

FOR AS MANY OF YOU WHO ARE BAPTIZED INTO CHRIST HAVE PUT ON CHRIST.

SYMBOLS OF BAPTISM

HOLY OIL

WATER

WHITE GARMENT

PASCHAL CANDLE

BAPTISM REQUIREMENTS

IN ORDER FOR AN ADULT TO BE

YOU CAN ONLY BE

You have to say, "I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."

MISCONCEPTION S

• You have to be a baby to be baptized
• Wrong, you can be a teenager or even an adult
• Your godparents have to be married
• Not true, your godparents can be married to other people or even be single

HOW IS BAPTISM A SHARING IN THE MISSION AND PRIESTHOOD?

Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit and the door which gives access to the other sacraments.

I LIVE MY BAPTISM BY DOING MY HOMEWORK