Baptism
1.  What does Baptism do?

  ~  Cleanses us from original sin (and actual sin and punishment)

 ~ Enables us to receive other sacraments 

 ~ Makes us members of and subject to the Church


2.   How is Baptism given? 

    A bishop, priest or deacon pours water on the head while saying 'I baptize you  
      in the name of the Father, and of  the Son, and of the Holy Spirit'.


3.  What do we promise in Baptism?

    To renounce the devil and his works and pomps. 


4. Is Baptism necessary for salvation? 

    Yes, Christ said: 'Unless a man be born again of water and  the Holy Spirit, he     
      cannot enter into the kingdom  of God'. John 3:5 


5. What are the three types of baptism?

    ~  Water: administered by the Church

    ~  Blood: when the unbaptized suffer martydom for Christ

    ~  Desire: when one loves God above all things, though they are ignorant of Christ

6.  Which are the two great precepts of Charity? 

    'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul,    
      and with thy whole mind, and with thy whole strength'

    'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself'  Mark 12