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- LESSON FOURTEEN: On Baptism
- Q.620. When was baptism instituted?
- Q.621. What is Baptism?
- Q.622. What were persons called in the first ages of the Church who were being instructed and prepared for baptism?
- Q.623. What persons are called heirs?
- Q.624. Why, then, are we the heirs of Christ?
- Q.625. What conditions has Our Lord laid down for the gaining of this inheritance?
- Q.626. Did not St. John the Baptist institute the Sacrament of Baptism?
- Q.627. Are actual sins ever remitted by Baptism?
- Q.628. That actual sins may be remitted by baptism, is it necessary to be sorry for them?
- Q.629. What punishments are due to actual sins?
- Q.630. Why is there a double punishment attached to actual sins?
- Q.631. Is Baptism necessary to salvation?
- Q.632. Where will persons go who -- such as infants -- have not committed actual sin and who, through no fault of theirs, die without baptism?
- Q.633. Who can administer Baptism?
- Q.634. What do we mean by the "ordinary minister" of a Sacrament?
- Q.635. Can a person who has not himself been baptized, and who does not even believe in the Sacrament of baptism, give it validly to another in case of necessity?
- Q.636. Why do the consequences of original sin, such as suffering, temptation, sickness, and death, remain after the sin has been forgiven in baptism?
- Q.637. Can a person ever receive any of the other Sacraments without first receiving baptism?
- Q.638. How is Baptism given?
- Q.639. If water cannot be had, in case of necessity, may any other liquid be used for baptism?
- Q.640. If it is impossible, in case of necessity, to reach the head, may the water be poured on any other part of the body?
- Q.641. Is the baptism valid if we say: "I baptize thee in the name of the Holy Trinity," without naming the Persons of the Trinity?
- Q.642. Is it wrong to defer the baptism of an infant?
- Q.643. Can we baptize a child against the wishes of its parents?
- Q.644. How many kinds of Baptism are there?
- Q.645. What is Baptism of water?
- Q.646. In how many ways was the baptism of water given in the first ages of the Church?
- Q.647. What are the chief ceremonies used in solemn baptism, and what do they signify?
- Q.648. Should one who, in case of necessity, has been baptized with private baptism, be afterwards brought to the Church to have the ceremonies of solemn baptism completed?
- Q.649. Is solemn baptism given with any special kind of water?
- Q.650. What is Baptism of desire?
- Q.651. What is Baptism of blood?
- Q.652. What is the baptism of blood most commonly called?
- Q.653. Is Baptism of desire or of blood sufficient to produce the effects of Baptism of water?
- Q.654. How do we know that the baptism of desire or of blood will save us when it is impossible to receive the baptism of water?
- Q.655. What do we promise in Baptism?
- Q.656. What do we mean by the "pomps" of the devil?
- Q.657. Why is the name of a saint given in Baptism?
- Q.658. What is the Saint whose name we bear called?
- Q.659. What names should never be given in baptism?
- Q.660. Why are godfathers and godmothers given in Baptism?
- Q.661. By what other name are godfathers and godmothers called?
- Q.662. Can a person ever be sponsor when absent from the baptism?
- Q.663. With whom do godparents, as well as the one baptizing, contract a relationship?
- Q.664. What questions should persons who bring a child for baptism be able to answer?
- Q.665. What is the obligation of a godfather and a godmother?
- Q.666. Can persons who are not Catholics be sponsors for Catholic children?
- Q.667. What should parents chiefly consider in the selection of sponsors for their children?
- Q.668. What dispositions must adults or grown persons, have that they may worthily receive baptism?
- Q.669. What is the ceremony of churching?