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).

Speaking in tongues is important for many reasons, certainly more than to prove you’ve received the Holy Spirit. It should be ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the ... on Sunday morning, the Holy Father said parents must serve children with sacraments and prayers. “Today, each of you ...

I'm going to be baptised now.' In the name of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit. NATHAN: Baptism involves either immersing a person in water or applying water to them. In infant baptism water ...

Prayer for Los Angeles ... (Lk 3:15-16.21-22), which recounts the Baptism of Jesus at the River Jordan, a moment when the heavens ‘opened and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form, ...