Baptism Quotes

210 quotes by 136 authors

And I am all the things I have ever loved: scuppernong wine, cool baptisms in silent water, dream books and number playing. — Toni Morrison
We are called to live our baptism every day, as new creatures, clothed in Christ. — Pope Francis
We start... imitation of Christ with Holy Baptism, which symbolizes the Lord's Burial and Resurrection. Virtuous living and conduct in accord with the Gospel are… — Gregory Palamas
And with the grace of Baptism and of Eucharistic Communion I can become an instrument of God's mercy, of that beautiful mercy of God. — Pope Francis
Regardless of our individual circumstances, we can all enjoy the full blessings of priesthood power through keeping the covenants we have made at baptism and… — Bonnie L. Oscarson
I've had a lot of baptism by fire. — Donna Murphy
Our real calling to be a compassionate Christian came when we stepped out of the waters of baptismâ€¦ We donâ€™t need a bishopâ€™s assignment to… — Chieko N. Okazaki
The word baptism means derailment. Christ baptizes Peter on the rock when he tells him: "Because you confessed your love for me, your life is… — Ronald Rolheiser
Most of us like thinking we are God's only children...At least one of the purposes of church is to remind us that God has other… — Barbara Brown Taylor
Let us, then, who in Baptism have both died and been buried in respect to the carnal sins of the old man, who have risen… — Cyprian
We are in China in obedience to the command of our Lord; and the purpose of our Mission is to disciple and make Christians of… — Griffith John
DELUGE, n. A notable first experiment in baptism which washed away the sins (and sinners) of the world. — Ambrose Bierce
It is a long baptism into the seas of humankind, my daughter. Better immersion than to live untouched. — Tillie Olsen
Lent is a time of grace, a time to convert and live out our baptism fully. — Pope Francis
Know ye what it is to be a child? It is to have a spirit yet streaming from the waters of baptism; it is to… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
In the Mexican culture, we never miss a baptism, a birthday, a baby shower, a wedding shower, a wedding. You must show up. Otherwise, you'll… — Eva Longoria
We may never be martyrs but we can die to self, to sin, to the world, to our plans and ambitions. That is the significance… — Vance Havner
... for our sake loosing within Himself the bonds of bodily birth, He granted us through spiritual birth, according to our own volition, power to… — Maximus the Confessor
The Church is the body of Christ fashioned by baptism & the Eucharist. — Henri Nouwen
The fact is that a "minor exorcism" takes place in every Baptism and Confirmation ceremony when we renounce Satan and all his works and empty… — Thomas J. Paprocki

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