II. Baptism in the Economy of Salvation

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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Our Lord voluntarily submitted himself to the baptism of St. John, intended for
sinners, in order to “fulfill all righteousness.”¹⁹ Jesus’
gesture is a manifestation of his self-emptying.²⁰ The Spirit who had
hovered over the waters of the first creation descended then on the Christ as a
prelude of the new creation, and the Father revealed Jesus as his “beloved
Son.”²¹

PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY

SECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
- CHAPTER ONE THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION
  - Article 1 THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
    - II. Baptism in the Economy of Salvation

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