Baptism Basics
This is the first of the Seven Sacraments in the Catholic Church.
What is Baptism
This color of garment symbolizes new life given by Christ in Baptism.
What is white?
This type of Baptism involves completely dunking a person underwater
What is immersion?
Baptism makes a person part of this group.
What is God's family (or the Church)?
This Jewish group practiced immersion in water to wash away sins before John the Baptist.
Who are the Essenes?
Baptism uses this common substance to wash away sins
What is water
This object is lit during Baptism to show the person has been enlightened by Christ.
What is a candle?
This type of Baptism involves pouring water over a person's head.
What is sprinkling?
Adult Baptism washes away all sins committed up to this point.
What is the moment of Baptism?
Jesus told his disciples to baptize new followers using this formula.
What is "in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit"?
This person baptized Jesus in the Jordan River.
Who is John the Baptist?
This oil blessed by a bishop is used to anoint the person being baptized.
What is chrism?
This type of Baptism occurs when someone dies for Christ before being baptized.
What is Baptism of blood?
Baptism is the beginning of this lifelong journey.
What is the spiritual life (or journey to holiness)?
The Jewish religion used water for these types of rituals before Christian Baptism.
What are purification rituals?
Baptism marks a person as belonging to this figure forever.
Who is Christ (or God)?
The word "Christ" means this in Greek.
What is "the Anointed One"?
This type of Baptism is for someone who wants to be baptized but dies before receiving the sacrament.
What is Baptism of desire?
After Baptism, a person is called to be this, like Christ.
What is priest, prophet, and king?
John the Baptist said he baptized with water, but one would come to baptize with this.
What is fire (or the Holy Spirit)?
This type of sin is washed away by Baptism, even for babies.
What is Original Sin?
In Baptism, a person is anointed as priest, prophet, and this royal title.
What is king?
The Catholic Church recognizes any Baptism done using this formula.
What is Trinitarian Baptism (in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit)?
Baptism gives a person this new status in relation to God.
What is being born again (or new life in Christ)?
Jesus said no one could enter God's kingdom without being born of these two things.
What are water and Spirit?