Sentences with phrase «children at baptism»

Parents pray that the gift of belief is given to their children at baptism, but belief can not be forced or even willed; it is a divine gift.

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Officiating at the baptism of ten children, the Pope exposed the lies of the culture of death, which makes the human being a «thing».

Whenever a child of God claimed by Christ at his baptism dies, we the Christian faithful turn to the one who died for us to greet us in our sorrow, to intercede for us with the Father, and to strengthen us in hope.

Jensen links this rejuvenation of Lazarus to other images, such as the depiction of Jesus as a child in the baptism by John in the Jordan, or Adam and Eve portrayed as infants at the moment of creation.

Baptism asks parents to see their child at a disquieting, yet quieting, distance; that is, to accept it as a child of God.

This is why it was customary at one time to arrange an immediate baptism for a baby if it was thought that the child might not live.

We are not powerless and fearful, not us: and so I pray and I work; I make coffee in the morning and hot meals to gather around the table at suppertime; I worship and sing out words of promise and praise; I raise children and read good books; I pray for my enemies and write letters and send money and show up to fold clothes and drop off meals with an extra bag of groceries; I advocate with the marginalized and amplify the oppressed and antagonize the Empire with a grin on my face; I will honour those who get after the work of the Kingdom and celebrate; I learn how to listen to those with whom I disagree; I abandon the idea that we can baptize sinful practices in the name of sacred purposes; I will stand in the middle of the field near my house with my face turned up to the rain and consider it a minor baptism.

But there are important reasons why Jesus» baptism was observed as one of three feasts of light, which include Epiphany, marking the wise men's recognition of the true nature of the Christ child, and the wedding feast at Cana, at which Jesus performed his first miracle.

20 And he that saith that little children need baptism denieth the mercies of Christ, and setteth at naught the atonement of him and the power of his redemption.

Catholic schools are making that argument on billboards, in social media, in radio ads in Grand Rapids, and in an app in Joliet, Illinois, targeted at parents in their 20s and 30s giving information on appropriate Christian names for children, steps to baptism — and where to find the local Catholic school.

Congregations at river baptisms, ladies at a beauty shop, children learning, sports scenes and dads reading to their babies are just some the everyday scenes Beck captured on canvas.