Baptism of the Lord, First Sunday in Ordinary Time (5)

Baptism

mighties mysteries

‘sacrament’

most been bapt

what beyond some ritual?

Summary

what symbolizes

what do

how do it

What symbolizes

death and resurrection

CCC 628 decent tomb

Rom 6:3. baptized into death

after submersion arise

Entry into Kingdom

what blocked from promised land

sea and river

parted them

parted heavens same place last exodus left off: Jorden

CCC 701 as dove symb earth inhabit flood, so Spirit as dove that heaven inhabitable

washing sins

most known

flood destroyed wicked

red sea washed away slave masters

baptism symbolized washing away of sin by Christ

CCC 536 inaug suffering servant

fill up righteousness in credit for our sins

Adoption

see by connection to Christ’s

‘my beloved son’

language used at akedah

What it does

just heard it

its a sacrament/mysterion

accomplishes what symbolizes

death resurrection

CCC 1215-16 new birth that enlightens as well

entry kingdom

CCC 1267 joins to Church

washes away sin

CCC 1263

original stain mankind shares

any actual sin you commited

Adoption

call on God as father for indeed you become child of God

CCC 1265 shared in nature

This is of course salvation

Christ says Jn 3:5 needed

CCC 847 possible God to give such graces without it for those innocently dont know better

How do it

Simple

Normally requires cleric

but in emergencies even non-baptized non-believer if intent Church

with water (Norway tried beer in middle ages)

‘I’

Father Son Holy Spirit

can only be done once

Conclusion

Baptism one greatest Sacraments

Begins Christs ministry

death resurrection

join Church

washes sin

adopts as children God

baptism is start of Christian exodus completed at our death when if in Christ, we rise again

Notes

Me

What baptism does

Commentators

CCC

535 baptism begins public ministry

536 inaugurates that suffering servant

537 down into death and raise up again + adoption

628 signifies descent into tomb; Rom 6:3.

701 dove for Noah represents earth habitable… [so heaven habitable]

804 enters people of God

Jn 3:5 needed for salvation, tho possible grace w/o it CCC 847

1263 all past sins and original sin

Pitre

Gospel

Jos 3:14-17. Jordan crossing

so showing start of Exodus where old one left off

waters of heavens part vs river

uses language of of Akedah

Dove as flood

“fill up Righteousness” (pay sins)

it build treasury of heaven

‘fill up measure of fathers’

Anticipates death