He then went up out of the water, the heavens opened, and the spirit of god inclined on Him. ... Immediately they receive Holy Communion during the holy baptism liturgy. Holy Communion being the blood of Jesus meant to cleanse away one's sins. 3. ... The minister taking them through the process would imposition the sign of the cross with the invocation of the sign of the holy trinity "in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit " said at the same time. ... Lastly, the parish baptismal registers and certificate must be signed and issued to the participants in approval to ...

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The seven rites, or church rituals are: "baptism, penance, Eucharist, confirmation, matrimony, anointing of the sick, and holy orders." ... It signifies a spiritual seal being placed upon a person, "By this anointing the confirmand receives the "mark," the seal of the Holy Spirit. ... (Catechism of the Catholic Church, Paragraph 1295) In the Methodist church there is no need for an initiation in which a spiritual seal is placed upon a person, because it is the belief of the Methodist church that the Holy Spirit enters a person's body after baptism and it is the Holy Spirit that lives with...

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At Confirmation they renewed the promises that were made at Baptism and received the Holy Spirit which is a real presence of Love, joy and peace within themselves. ... I still have my preparation book and certificate from when I made my holy Communion so hopefully their sacraments will have the impact on them as much as it did on me from when I was younger....

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The Orthodox and Catholic Churches recognize seven sacraments – "Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the sick, Matrimony and Holy Orders.... Blessing means to make it holy. ... The sacramental rite has to be there to make these emblems holy – to be something other than what the ordinary eyes of the flesh see.6 The bread and water represent the flesh and blood of Christ. ... God promises to grace us and bless us with His Spirit. Generally this Spirit refers to the Holy Ghost.7 The ruling of the Council of Chalcedon was important in making clear Christ's...

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Baptism, confirmation, Eucharist, penance, anointing of the sick, holy orders, matrimony " these are the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church. ... The word baptism comes from the Greek word "baptizein, " which translates to "plunge " or "immerse. " The sacrament of baptism is the event through which the Church initiates believers into God's family and makes them newly baptized sons and daughters of God and "temples of the Holy Spirit. " As Catholics, we believe that baptism incorporates us into the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. It allows for the sharing of faith, ...

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