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Lenten Catechesis—Saturday of Lent 3
The Lord’s Prayer – The Seventh Petition and Conclusion But deliver us from evil. In the Greek text this petition reads, “Deliver or preserve us from the evil one,” or “the hateful one.” It looks...
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Lenten Catechesis—Fourth Sunday in Lent
Holy Baptism Christ our Lord says in the last chapter of Matthew: Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit....
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Lenten Catechesis—Monday of Lent 4
Holy Baptism—What is Baptism Every Christian ought to have at least an ordinary, brief instruction about the Sacraments, because without them he cannot be a Christian. Unfortunately, up to now, no...
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Lenten Catechesis—Tuesday of Lent 4
Holy Baptism—What benefits does Baptism give? Since we know what Baptism is and how it is to be regarded, we must also learn why and for what purpose it is instituted. We must learn what it profits,...
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Lenten Catechesis—Wenesday of Lent 4
Holy Baptism—How can water do such great things? In the water is God’s Word or command and God’s name. His name is a treasure greater and nobler than heaven and earth. Baptism is quite a different...
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Lenten Catechesis—Thursday of Lent 4
Holy Baptism—What does such Baptizing with water signify? We are sunk under the water, which passes over us, and afterward are drawn out again. These two parts… signify Baptism’s power and work. It is...
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Lenten Catechesis—Friday of Lent 4
Holy Baptism—Who receives what Baptism gives and profits? The Baptism of infants is pleasing to Christ, as is proved well enough from His own work. For God sanctifies many of those who have been...
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Lenten Catechesis—Saturday of Lent 4
Holy Baptism—Who receives what Baptism gives and profits? Baptism does not become invalid even though it is wrongly received or used. As stated above, it is not bound to our faith, but to the Word....
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Lenten Catechesis—Fifth Sunday in Lent
Confession This is what St. John the Evangelist writes in chapter twenty: The Lord Jesus breathed on His disciples and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are...
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Lenten Catechesis—Monday of Lent 5
The Keys The authority of the Keys [Matthew 16:19], or the authority of the bishops—according to the Gospel—is a power or commandment of God, to preach the Gospel, to forgive and retain sins, and to...
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