NEW TESTAMENT

1. JOHN’S BAPTISM 3. BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

- water baptism of repentance for the - John announced that the one who would
remission of sins (Mark 1:4) follow him would baptize with the Holy Spirit
- those baptized with this baptism were told to (John 1:33)
believe in the one who was to come after - it was only before his ascent into heaven
him (Acts 19:4) that he told his apostles that they would be
- those who were baptized with this baptism immersed in the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5)
following the resurrection of Christ were - occurred on the day of Pentecost when the
rebaptized (Acts 19:3-5) Spirit descended upon them and filled the
room leading to the gospel being preached
2. BAPTISM IN THE NAME OF JESUS for the first time to the Jews. (Acts 2:1-4,
33)
- water baptism which is based upon Christ
and which Jesus commanded his apostles
to administer to make disciples (Matthew
28:19-20)
- all who respond to the gospel by being
baptized are promised the gift of the Holy
Spirit (Acts 2:38)
- PAUL: associated knowledge (if not
possession) of the Spirit to be associated
with baptism in Jesus' name.
 EARLY CHRISTIANITY

 the candidate stood in water and water

was poured over the upper body

 theology of baptism attained precision

in the 3rd and 4th centuries; The
tradition of infant baptism is at least as
old as the 3rd century

 Some early Christians delayed

baptism until they were dying, as is
said to have been the motive for which
Constantine delayed receiving baptism

 Baptism of the sick or dying used

means other than even partial
immersion and was still considered
valid
EARLY MIDDLE AGES

 Infant baptism became common

 12th century: Sacrament

baptism one of the seven rites

 12th-4th century: Western Europe

affusion (pouring) became the
usual manner of administering
baptism

 Throughout the Middle Ages, there

was therefore considerable variation in
the kind of facility required for baptism

 East and West:

washing with water and the
Trinitarian baptismal formula
 PROTESTANT REFORMATION

 16th century
Reformers broke from the Roman
Catholic Church
o Martin Luther
o Huldrych Zwingli

 Anabaptists (“rebaptizers”)
• they denied the validity of baptism
outside their group
• They "rebaptized" converts on the
grounds that one cannot be
baptized without wishing it

 Anabaptists and other Baptist

groups do not consider that they
“rebaptize” those who have been
baptized as infants
 MODERN PRACTICE

Today, baptism is
most readily
identified with
Christianity,
where it
symbolizes the
cleansing
(remission) of
sins, and the
union of the
of water the only kind o
 BAPTISM OF WATER
Those who through no fault of their own, have
not received the sacrament of Baptism can be
saved through what is called Baptism of Blood
or Baptism of Desire.
BAPTISM OF BLOOD
- when he loves God above all things and
desires to do all that is necessary for his
salvation
BAPTISM OF DESIRE
- an unbaptized person receives the Baptism
of Blood when he suffers martyrdom for the
faith
- One who is unbaptized and loses his life for
Christ or for some Christian virtue receives
the Baptism of Blood
CCC 1250
Born with a fallen human nature and tainted by original
sin, children also have need of the new birth in Baptism
to be freed from the power of darkness and brought into
the realm of the freedom of the children of God, to which
all men are called. The sheer gratuitousness of the
grace of salvation is particularly manifest in infant
Baptism. the Church and the parents would deny a child
the priceless grace of becoming a child of God were
they not to confer Baptism shortly after birth.
CCC 1251
Christian parents will recognize that this practice also
accords with their role as nurturers of the life that God
has entrusted to them.
CCC 1252
The practice of infant Baptism is an immemorial tradition
of the Church. There is explicit testimony to this practice
from the second century on, and it is quite possible that,
from the beginning of the apostolic preaching, when
whole "households" received baptism, infants may also
have been baptized.
abies go to heaven if they die w
 Infants cannot have Baptism of Desire. The reason for this is
because it requires the use of reason. And in our times, infants have
a very small chance of being slaughtered out of hatred for Christ,
and so rarely can they have Baptism of Blood. Therefore they must
have the Baptism of Water, and if this is not given them, they die
unbaptized through no fault of theirs and can never go to heaven.

"Unless a man (that is, a member of the human race or

species) be born again of water and the Holy Spirit, he cannot enter
into the kingdom of God." (JOHN 3: 5)
portant points should be kept
g the baptism of infants and f
 BAPTISM OF INFANTS AND FETUSES
 Ordinarily, an infant should
not be baptized until fully
delivered. If it is weak and
sick, but will probably live
till a priest can be
summoned, then the
priest should be called
to baptize it. If it is
probable that the infant
may die before the arrival
of the priest, it should be
baptized by someone
present, in the absolute
form.
 If in the process of delivery
 If any other part emerges
first, water is poured on it,
and the conditional form is
used: "If you are capable
of being baptized, I
baptize you.... etc." This
is because one is not sure
if the child is dead or alive.
 From the first moment of
conception the human
fetus is animated by a
rational soul. Therefore, in
cases of premature birth or
miscarriage, the fetus,
however small, even if only
What is Limbo?
 LIMBO
Limbo
The place where unbaptized infants
go. It is a place of natural happiness
surpassing the most exquisite joy of
the present life.

They are in a place where

they do not see God, but
where they do not suffer any
pain - They are in Limbo.

 Heaven is better than limbo

 In Limbo their joy is natural. In Heaven
it would have been supernatural, an
infinitely superior ecstasy of joy.
 Children should be baptized within the
first weeks after birth.
 In the new Code, Canon 868 states
very clearly that infants should be
baptized as soon as possible. It states
ns should be baptized accordin
prescribed for adults?
ADULT BAPTISM
"Adult Baptism" is given to persons
who are not yet baptized, and:

 have reached the age of which

they can sufficiently understand
the significance and necessity of
Baptism;
 have received sufficient instruction
in the fundamentals of the Catholic
religion, and understand the
commandments of (God and of
the Church; and
 have the desire to receive the
Sacraments, and are willing to
comply with the duties inherent in
the profession of the Catholic
Faith.
hat sometimes people are re
 ABSOLUTE BAPTISM
 In emergency baptism, usually
administered by lay persons without
experience, the person baptizing
sometimes gets nervous or excited. He
could make a mistake in the Form or in
the Matter he uses.
 When non-Catholics are converted into
the Catholic Church and their sect has
no baptism or uses an invalid form
CONDITIONAL BAPTISM
 If there is doubt that the proper Form
and Matter for valid Baptism was used
"If you are not yet baptized. . .'' (followed
by the baptismal formula)
 When the previous baptism is doubtful
 Infants born apparently dead
"If you are alive. . ." (followed by the form)
 adults who are baptized when they are
already in a coma or apparently dead
 "If you are a human being. . ." or "If
you are capable of being baptized. . ."
ild given the name of a sain
 The child is given the name of a saint at Baptism
because it symbolizes newness of life in
Christ and incorporation into the Christian
community. The saint whose name is taken at
Baptism becomes a heavenly patron who
exercises special lifelong care over the baptized
person.

 Canon 853 of the new Code reminds parents and

godparents that the name of the new Christian
should not be alien to a Christian sense (ne
imponatur nomen a sensu cristiano alieno).
 Kimberly C. Nayre
Feb 2009
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