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All of us are members of something in life, be it a family, school or organisation. To get into any kind of club you need to be a member and often you need to have a membership card. What has this got to do with being a Catholic? Read on.

Membership into the Catholic Church and into the family of God, is a totally free gift. An eternal "pension plan" is on offer (in the form of eternal life in heaven), but God will not force this gift on anyone. You are free to join this club, or not, and receive all the good things which are on offer. The Catholic "membership card" is called the Sacrament of Baptism.

Receiving baptism means that you receive new life and a new identity. You are marked with a permanent seal which says, "I have chosen to live with God in heaven for ever". It says that "I have chosen to join and become a member of God's family".

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Whether you are a baby or adult, the actions that take place and the words that are said at baptism serve as a channel for something supernatural. Through them the character of the baptised person is changed forever. Their very nature is raised to a higher spiritual level and they share entry into a spiritual, Godly family, and into a new spiritual life.

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The origins of baptism are found in the Bible. Jesus Christ was baptised in the River Jordan, in Israel, by one of his friends, called John The Baptist. (See the Bible, Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 3, verse 13 -17).

The effects of receiving this channel are that a person receives a new spiritual birth. Providing they are truly sorry for any wrongs they may have done in the past, they are completely forgiven. They are washed from the inside out, made clean from what we call "sin". They receive the Spirit of God, are united with him in a special way and become his son or daughter.


	"Baptism is the most important of all the Sacraments. By it one receives the only thing that really matters, supernatural life." Canon Ripley, This is The Faith, Tan publishing, pg. 235.

During the baptismal ceremony water is poured on a person, or they can be immersed in it. The priest says:

"I baptise you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. AMEN."

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What do you think about this free gift?

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