LESSON 18 —The Sacrament of Baptism

Read the following references to further clarify the central ideas of this lesson. Look in other places as well as these; this is not an exhaustive list of the resources needed to answer the questions.

Father Hardon’s Catholic Catechism

Pages 505-510 (Baptism)

Father Hardon’s Question and Answer Catechism

#1140-1187 (Sacrament of Baptism)

Revised Basic Course Manual

Pages 117-118 (The Sacrament of Baptism, Meaning and Conferral)
Page 119 (Sanctifying Grace)
Pages 122-126 (Baptism)

Scripture –

For Matching Section: Match Scripture passages by using a Bible Concordance (book or online concordance).

Matthew 28:19
Titus 3:3-7
Mark 16:15-19
John 3:5

Catechism of the Catholic Church

#846-848 (Necessity of the Church)
#1124-1127,  1236, 1253-1255 (Sacrament of Faith)
#1214-1215 (What is this Sacrament Called?)
#1256 (Who can Baptize?)
#1257-1261, 1277, 1281 (Necessity of Baptism)

Code of Canon Law

#865
#878

Modern Catholic Dictionary Vocabulary –

Review the following terms in your Modern Catholic Dictionary reference book (or online version at TheRealPresence.org).

Aspersion
Baptism
Baptism, Matter and Form
Baptism of Blood
Baptism of Desire
Baptismal Water
Sacrament
Valid Matter

Supplemental Vocabulary –

Read the following terms in the Supplemental Vocabulary Definitions.
Sacraments of Character