![]() ![]() We have confidence that everyone who is born and abides in Christ is also assured of his victory over the enemy and sin. However, this fight against the Devil and sin has already been overcome by Christ on the Cross. The Devil will persist with his lies and deceptions to steal, kill and destroy the graces of Baptism and the new life. Our day-to-day life may still be surrounded by temptations to return to our old life. The temptations of our old ways of life, the seduction of the world and the disordered pleasures of the flesh will continue to attack. ![]() ![]() While the Lord’s graces through Baptism have put to death original sin, concupiscence remains, which is the attraction or inclination to the disorder of sin. Jesus says that one only enters the kingdom of God by being born again.īaptism is just the beginning of our new life though! It is not enough to just be born again, it is necessary to grow and persevere in this new life that Christ has won for each of us. What is born of the flesh is flesh and what is born of spirit is spirit” (Jn 3:5-6). “Jesus answered, Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. They die to the old self and are reborn into a new life through participation in the resurrection of Christ. On this day, we see many brothers and sisters of different ages, backgrounds, and experiences become a new creation in Christ. With each Baptism, the number of faithful increases, making the celebration of Easter even more special. Within the Easter Vigil, the Church receives and welcomes new members, the catechumens, through the waters of Baptism, the first sacrament of Christian initiation. After 40 days of Lent, we come to the great joy of Easter, where we celebrate the most important event and the foundation of our Christian faith - Christ’s Resurrection. The Church celebrates at the Easter Vigil, which is the “Mother of All Vigils,” the Lord’s Resurrection from the dead, culminating in his Ascension to the Father, and the sending of the Holy Spirit upon the Church. “So, whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away behold, new things have come.” (2 Cor. ![]()
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