15 1220 If water springing up from the earth symbolizes life, the water of the sea is a symbol of death ... communion with the Catholic Church. Justified by faith in Baptism, [they] are ...

Baptism is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church and the first of the sacraments of Christian initiation, followed by Confirmation and the Eucharist. According to the Holy Scriptures ...

Water is used in baptism, and is a symbol of washing away sin and the start of a new life. Jesus told his disciples that they were to baptise those who came to follow him. Initially it seems that ...

In a Catholic funeral several symbols are used ... over the coffin and it serves as a reminder of the belief that in baptism people became part of God’s family and in death they will share ...