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The Sacrament of Baptism
ing it a moment of both spiritual endowed with the Holy Spirit to ful-

purification and profound enlight- fill their calling as a member of the
enment. priestly, prophetic, and royal people

of God.
The Role of the Holy Spirit in

Baptism The Role of Parents & God parents

During the sacrament of Baptism, The sacrament of Baptism is a signif-
the anointing with the Holy Spirit icant event in the life of a Christian,

is a significant moment that and the roles of parents

represents the conferral of the Holy and godparents are crucial. They are
Spirit’s sanctifying grace upon the not merely ceremonial participants,

baptized. The anointing with sa- but rather are entrusted with the re-
cred chrism, which is perfumed oil sponsibility of guiding the spiritual

consecrated by the bishop, sym- development of the baptized, par-
bolizes the gift of the Holy Spirit ticularly infants. The Catechism of

to the newly baptized. As stated the Catholic Church emphasizes the
in the Catechism of the Catholic importance of this role, stating that

Church, this anointing marks the the help of parents and the godfa-
baptized as a Christian, one who ther and godmother is vital for the

is “anointed” by the Holy Spirit grace of Baptism to unfold (CCC

and incorporated into Christ as 1255).
an anointed priest, prophet, and

king (CCC 1241). This rit-

ual is an

essential part of
the baptismal rite,

signifying that the
Christian belongs

to Christ and has
been

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