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اسْأَلُوا تُعْطَوْا، اطْلُبُوا تَجِدُوا، اقْرَعُوا يُفْتَحْ لَكم
أبانا الذي في السماوات، ليتقدس إسمك، ليأتي ملكوتك، لتكن مشيئتك، كما في السماء كذلك على الأرض. أعطنا خبزنا كفاف يومنا، وأغفر لنا ذنوبنا وخطايانا، كما نحن نغفر لمن خطئ إلينا، ولا تدخلنا في التجارب، لكن نجنا من الشرير، لأن لك الملك والقوة والمجد، إلى أبد الآبدين. آمين
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The Sacrament of Baptism
By Scott P. Richert, Updated May 04, 2019
The Sacrament of Baptism is often called "The door of the Church," because it is the first of the seven sacraments not only in time (since most Catholics receive it as infants) but in priority since the reception of the other sacraments depends on it. It is the first of the three Sacraments of Initiation, the other two being the Sacrament of Confirmation and the Sacrament of Holy Communion. Once baptized, a person becomes a member of the Church. Traditionally, the rite (or ceremony) of baptism was held outside the doors of the main part of the church, to signify this fact.
The Necessity of Baptism
Christ Himself ordered His disciples to preach the Gospel to all nations and to baptize those who accept the message of the Gospel. In His encounter with Nicodemus (John 3:1-21), Christ made it clear that baptism was necessary for salvation: "Amen, amen I say to thee unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." For Catholics, the sacrament is not a mere formality; it is the very mark of a Christian because it brings us into a new life in Christ.
