CCC 1233
Christian Mystery›SECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH›CHAPTER ONE THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION›III. How is the Sacrament of Baptism Celebrated?
Today in all the rites, Latin and Eastern, the Christian initiation of adults begins with their entry into the catechumenate and reaches its culmination in a single celebration of the three sacraments of initiation: Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist. In the Eastern rites the Christian initiation of infants also begins with Baptism followed immediately by Confirmation and the Eucharist, while in the Roman rite it is followed by years of catechesis before being completed later by Confirmation and the Eucharist, the summit of their Christian initiation. The mystagogy of the celebration
Footnotes
- Cf. AG 14; ⇒ CIC, cann. 851; ⇒ 865; ⇒ 866.
- Cf. ⇒ CIC, cann. 851, ⇒ 20; ⇒ 868.
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