http://teamrcia.com/2007/05/09/awe-inspiring-rites/ Make a real difference in the lives of people seeking faith Mon, 21 May 2012 03:23:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://teamrcia.com/2007/05/09/awe-inspiring-rites/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Cathy Cobb Wed, 16 May 2007 18:41:44 +0000 http://teamrcia.com/2007/05/09/awe-inspiring-rites/#comment-45 Thanks for this wonderful website, these resources, and in particular for these comments. We too are lavish in our use of water in my parish. This year, we took particular time to prepare our catechumen for baptism by walking around the font and discussing the symbolism. After he emerged from the font at the Vigil and changed into dry clothes and his white garment, he asked me to discard the "old" wet clothing he had worn going into the baptismal water. The clothes represented for him the life he left behind in the baptismal water. The expression on his face as the water cascaded over him in the font is my favorite memory of this Easter. Thanks for this wonderful website, these resources, and in particular for these comments. We too are lavish in our use of water in my parish. This year, we took particular time to prepare our catechumen for baptism by walking around the font and discussing the symbolism. After he emerged from the font at the Vigil and changed into dry clothes and his white garment, he asked me to discard the “old” wet clothing he had worn going into the baptismal water. The clothes represented for him the life he left behind in the baptismal water. The expression on his face as the water cascaded over him in the font is my favorite memory of this Easter.

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