Baptism will also make you king, priest and prophet."
-St John Chrysostom, Homily 3, 5 on Second Corinthians
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Showing posts with label baptism. Show all posts
The Sacraments (St Ephraem the Syrian)
In your sacraments we welcome you every day and receive you in our bodies. Make us worthy to experience within us the resurrection for which we hope. By the grace of baptism we conceal within our bodies the treasure of your divine life. This treasure increases as we eat at the table of your sacraments. Let us rejoice in your grace. We have within us, Lord, a memorial of you, which we receive at your spiritual table; may we possess the full reality in the life to come.
Let us appreciate the great beauty that is ours through the spiritual beauty that your immortal will arouses in our mortal nature.
(St Ephraem the Syrian)
Do you remember the date of your Baptism?
“Which of you knows the date of your Baptism? Very few. Now you have some homework.” --Pope Francis, 4 October 2013, to married couples http://www.romereports.com/palio/popes-advice-for-newlyweds-never-let-the-day-end-without-making-peace-english-11227.html#.Uk99c9JkN8E
"You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people he claims for his own, to proclaim his glorious works" (1 Pet 2:9). These words of the Apostle Peter do not simply remind us of the dignity which is ours by God’s grace; they also challenge us to an ever greater fidelity to the glorious inheritance which we have received in Christ (cf. Eph 1:18). They challenge us to examine our consciences, to purify our hearts, to renew our baptismal commitment to reject Satan and all his empty promises. They challenge us to be a people of joy, heralds of the unfailing hope (cf. Rom 5:5) born of faith in God’s word, and trust in his promises.
(Benedict XVI, Homily, Mass at Yankee's Stadium, New York, 20 April 2008)
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