CCC 1237

Christian MysterySECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCHCHAPTER ONE THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATIONIII. How is the Sacrament of Baptism Celebrated?
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Since Baptism signifies liberation from sin and from its instigator the devil, one or more exorcisms are pronounced over the candidate. the celebrant then anoints him with the oil of catechumens, or lays his hands on him, and he explicitly renounces Satan. Thus prepared, he is able to confess the faith of the Church, to which he will be "entrusted" by Baptism.

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