Copyright © Harcourt Religion Publishers 1 4:1 PALESTINE/ISRAEL SINAI PENINSULA ETHIOPIA EGYPT

Copyright © Harcourt Religion Publishers 2 Immersion Pools 4:2 CROSS-SHAPED MODERN CATACOMBS—WOMB-SHAPED

Copyright © Harcourt Religion Publishers 3 4:3 Symbols in the Rite of Baptism Water life refreshment renewal cleansing Sign of the cross referring to the crucifixion of Jesus signifies that the one who receives it is a follower of Christ

Copyright © Harcourt Religion Publishers 4 4:3 Symbols in the Rite of Baptism Immersion dying and rising being renewed refreshed cleansed Anointing with oil (chrism) life strengthening salvation

Copyright © Harcourt Religion Publishers 5 Symbols in the Rite of Baptism 4:3 White robe new life new beginning Candle Christ, the light of the world the spiritual illumination received from Christ through the Christian community Christians as “the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14)

Copyright © Harcourt Religion Publishers 6 CHAPTER 4 Vocabulary Review 4:4 Baptism (page 66) Paschal mystery (page 68) from the Greek word for immersion, the name of the first of the three Sacraments of Initiation; performed by full or partial immersion in water, or by pouring water over the head of the candidate, while the presider proclaims, “I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” Christ’s work of salvation accomplished through his passion and death, leading to his resurrection and ascension; the mysterious way that goodness comes out of self-sacrifice or dying to self

Copyright © Harcourt Religion Publishers 7 CHAPTER 4 Vocabulary Review 4:4 the process of gradual initiation into the Christian community and the rites that celebrate the various stages of that process, culminating in the Sacraments of Initiation from the Greek word for gift, used in Christian theology to mean any gift from God, including the spiritual gifts symbolized and received through the sacraments; the free and undeserved gift of spiritual power that enables us to live the life of God and be God’s daughters and sons grace (page 68) Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (page 71) catechumenate (page 71) the period of time when people are preparing for Baptism through a process of learning and faith sharing, and solemnized in the rituals of the RCIA

Copyright © Harcourt Religion Publishers 8 CHAPTER 4 Vocabulary Review 4:4 the three liturgical rites through which a person is received into full membership in the Catholic Church: Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist the sin of the first man and woman and the fallen state of human nature into which every person is born, with the exception of Mary and Jesus Sacraments of Initiation (page 71) original sin (page 72) godparent (page 76) Baptism sponsor who takes on the responsibility to help the newly baptized person to live a Christian life

Copyright © Harcourt Religion Publishers 9 CHAPTER 4 Vocabulary Review 4:4 an active Catholic who accompanies a catechumen during his or her journey toward Baptism, offering spiritual support and participating in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults the ritual of Baptism specifically for infants and children; Christian formation follows Baptism as the children grow sponsor (page 76) Rite of Baptism for Children (page 76) Satan (page 76) the devil; a biblical figure, originally an argumentative member of God’s heavenly court (see Job 1:6–12), later identified with the snake or serpent in the story of the Fall (see Genesis 3:1–15), and eventually believed to be the head of all the evil spirits in the world. Satan therefore symbolically stands for any and all forms of immorality.

Copyright © Harcourt Religion Publishers 10 CHAPTER 4 Vocabulary Review 4:4 baptismal vows (page 76) chrism (page 77) promises made at Baptism by the person baptized, or by the parents, godparents, and assembly, to reject sin and confess the Christian faith blessed oil used in the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders