Day 171: The Necessity of Baptism — The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Summary
TLDRFather Mike Schmitz discusses the significance of baptism in the Catholic faith, emphasizing its necessity for salvation as taught by Jesus. He explains the role of faith, the ordinary ministers of baptism, and特殊情况下任何人都可以执行洗礼。He also touches on baptism by blood and desire, and the hope for salvation of children who die without baptism, reflecting the church's belief in God's boundless love.
Takeaways
- 📖 **Day 171 Reading**: The podcast episode focuses on paragraphs 1253 to 1261 of the Catechism, discussing the relationship between faith and baptism.
- 🔗 **Faith and Baptism Connection**: Faith is the entry into new life, and baptism is the sacrament that signifies this entry, with faith sometimes coming from the person being baptized or from parents/godparents.
- 🌱 **Growth of Faith**: After baptism, faith must grow. The Church celebrates the renewal of baptismal promises annually at the Easter Vigil.
- 👨🔬 **Who Can Baptize**: Ordinary ministers of baptism are bishops, priests, and deacons. In necessity, anyone, even a non-baptized person with the right intention, can perform baptism.
- 🛑 **Necessity of Baptism**: Baptism is necessary for salvation as stated by Jesus. It is essential for those who have heard the gospel and had the opportunity to seek the sacrament.
- 💧 **Baptism by Blood and Desire**: Those who die for the faith without baptism are considered baptized by their blood. Similarly, catechumens who die with a desire for baptism also receive its benefits.
- 🌐 **God's Saving Will**: The Church believes that God wants all to be saved and that baptism is the means to eternal life, but God is not bound by His sacraments and can provide salvation outside of baptism.
- 👶 **Children and Baptism**: The Church entrusts children who die without baptism to God's mercy, holding out hope that they may be saved through God's love and mercy.
- 🙏 **Prayer and Hope**: The script concludes with a call to prayer for the deceased, emphasizing the Church's hope in God's mercy for all, especially children.
- ✝️ **The Role of the Church**: The Church plays a significant role in fostering and safeguarding the grace received at baptism, emphasizing the community aspect of faith.
Q & A
What is the main focus of the 'Catechism in a Year' podcast?
-The main focus of the 'Catechism in a Year' podcast is to read through the catechism of the Catholic Church, exploring God's plan of goodness as revealed in scripture and tradition, over the course of a year.
What is the significance of day 171 in the podcast?
-On day 171, the podcast discusses paragraphs 1253 to 1261, focusing on the relationship between faith and baptism, who can administer baptism, and the necessity of baptism for salvation.
What is the connection between faith and baptism as explained in the podcast?
-Faith and baptism are closely united; faith is the entrance into new life, and baptism is the door to that life. The faith of the baptized person, their parents, or godparents is essential for baptism.
Who are the ordinary ministers of baptism according to the podcast?
-The ordinary ministers of baptism are bishops, priests, and in the Latin Church, also deacons.
Can anyone baptize in a case of necessity?
-Yes, in a case of necessity, anyone, even a non-baptized person, can baptize by using the trinitarian baptismal formula with the right intention.
What is the required intention for baptism in the Catholic Church?
-The required intention for baptism is to will to do what the church does when she baptizes, which includes using the trinitarian baptismal formula.
Why is baptism considered necessary for salvation?
-Baptism is considered necessary for salvation because Jesus affirmed it as such and commanded his disciples to baptize all nations. It is the means by which individuals are reborn of water and the Spirit.
What does the church believe about those who die for the faith without baptism?
-The church believes that those who die for the faith without having received baptism are baptized by their death for and with Christ, known as 'baptism of blood'.
What is the church's stance on those who have never been baptized?
-The church holds that the Holy Spirit offers to all the possibility of being made partakers in a way known to God of the Paschal mystery, meaning that every person has a chance to say yes to God.
What does the church say about children who die without baptism?
-The church can only entrust children who die without baptism to the mercy of God, expressing hope that there is a way of salvation for them.
How does the podcast suggest we should approach the day in terms of faith?
-The podcast suggests that we should approach each day as a gift from God, offering all of its joys and sorrows to Him, and acknowledging that everything in our lives belongs to Him.
Outlines
📖 Introduction to the Catechism in a Year Podcast
Father Mike Schmitz welcomes listeners to the Catechism in a Year podcast, a journey through the Catholic Church's catechism guided by Ascension. The podcast aims to explore the faith's teachings and deepen one's understanding of Catholicism. On day 171, covering paragraphs 1253 to 1261, the focus is on baptism, its necessity, and the faith required. The host encourages listeners to dedicate their day to God, praying for all experiences to be献给上帝. The script discusses the role of faith in baptism, the growth of faith post-baptism, and the roles of godparents and the community in nurturing the baptized.
🛑 The Necessity and Ministers of Baptism
This section delves into who can administer baptism, with bishops, priests, and deacons as ordinary ministers. In emergencies, any person with the right intention can baptize. The necessity of baptism for salvation is emphasized, as per Jesus' teachings and the Great Commission. The script also touches on baptism by blood and desire, where martyrdom or the sincere longing for baptism can substitute for the sacrament. It concludes with the hope for children who die without baptism, suggesting they are under God's mercy.
🌟 Salvation and Baptism's Role
Paragraphs 1257 to 1261 are highlighted for their significance in explaining baptism's role in salvation. While baptism is necessary for salvation, God is not limited by sacraments and may provide salvation outside of it. The concept of 'baptism by blood' for martyrs and 'baptism by desire' for catechumens who die before baptism is discussed. The church's stance on those ignorant of the gospel yet seek truth and do God's will is outlined, suggesting they too can be saved.
👶 Hope for Unbaptized Children and the Universality of God's Love
The final paragraph addresses the sensitive topic of children who die without baptism. The church entrusts these children to God's mercy, holding out hope for their salvation. It reflects on God's desire for all to be saved and Jesus's love for children, suggesting a way of salvation may exist for them. The script concludes with a message of hope and the importance of living in God's love, with a reminder of the church's role in providing comfort and guidance to grieving parents.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Catechism
💡Baptism
💡Faith
💡Godparents
💡Sacrament
💡Salvation
💡Easter Vigil
💡Necessity
💡Baptism by Blood
💡Baptism by Desire
💡Invincible Ignorance
Highlights
Father Mike Schmitz discusses the connection between faith and baptism.
The faith of the baptized or their sponsors is essential for baptism.
Baptism is a sacrament of faith, but faith needs the community of believers.
The faith required for baptism is a beginning that is called to develop.
The role of godparents is to help the newly baptized on their Christian journey.
Ordinary ministers of baptism are bishops, priests, and deacons.
In necessity, anyone can baptize with the right intention and using the trinitarian formula.
Baptism is necessary for salvation as affirmed by Jesus.
The church does not know of any means other than baptism that assures entry into eternal beatitude.
God is not bound by his sacraments, indicating there may be exceptions to the necessity of baptism.
Baptism by blood and desire are forms of baptism that bring about the fruits of baptism without being a sacrament.
Those who die for the faith without baptism are considered baptized by their death.
Catechumens who die before baptism, with a desire for it, are assured salvation.
The Holy Spirit offers the possibility of being partakers in the Paschal mystery to all.
Children who die without baptism are entrusted to the mercy of God.
The church holds out hope for the salvation of children who die without baptism.
The necessity of baptism and the unbounded love of God are both emphasized.
Transcripts
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hi my name is father Mike Schmitz and
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rebranding paragraphs 12 53-1261 as
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we are reading paragraphs 12 53 to 12
61. we're talking more about baptism so
we recognize that faith and baptism go
hand in hand
and sometimes it's the faith of the
baptized person right the faith of the
person who's asking for the sacrament of
baptism and sometimes it's the faith of
the parents or the godparents that
speaks but nonetheless that always has
to be Faith we're also going to talk
about who can baptize and the necessity
of baptism today and so as we launch
into these three pieces how closely
United Faith and baptism are who can
baptize and the necessity of baptism I
think it's worth it it's worth it to
come before the Lord and just give this
day to him
whether you're listening to this at the
beginning of the day middle of the day
end of the day to be able to say Okay
God whatever this day is wherever we're
at in this day it's yours and so we pray
Father in heaven we come before you and
we give you this day we give you all the
joys and Sorrows of this day we give you
all the victories and frustrations of
this day we give you the work and the
rest of this day let it all be for you
let it all be a gift to you because this
day has been your gift to us
and so as we come before you we do not
want to come before you empty-handed
Lord God even
our failures we bring to you
even our sins we bring to you
we all want to bring to you those things
we're proud of and those wins that great
work
and you accept those but you also accept
our weaknesses you also accept our
failures you also accept our sins
we bring it all to you
the good days and the bad days
and the victories and the losses
it is all yours because you are the Lord
truly you are the Lord of everything
including the Lord of everything in our
lives and everything today
so please accept it all and accept it in
the name of your son Jesus Christ Our
Lord who make this prayer in the mighty
name of Jesus in the name of the father
and of the son and of the holy spirit
amen it is day 171 we are reading
paragraphs 12 53 to 12 61.
faith and baptism
baptism is the sacrament of faith but
Faith needs the community of believers
it is only within the faith of the
church that each of the faithful can
believe
the faith required for baptism is not a
perfect and mature Faith but a beginning
that is called to develop
the catechuman or the Godparent is asked
what do you ask of God's Church response
is faith
for all the baptized children or adults
Faith must grow after baptism for this
reason the church celebrates each year
at the Easter Vigil the renewal of
baptismal promises preparation for
baptism leads only to the threshold of
New Life baptism is the source of that
new life in Christ from which the entire
Christian Life Springs forth
for the grace of baptism to unfold the
parent's help is important so too is the
role of The Godfather and godmother who
must be firm Believers able and ready to
help the newly baptized child or adult
on the road of Christian Life their task
is a truly ecclesial function officium
the whole ecclesial Community Bears some
responsibility for the development and
safeguarding of the grace given at
baptism
who can baptize
the ordinary Ministers of baptism are
the bishop and priest and in the Latin
church also the deacon
in case of necessity anyone even a
non-baptized person with the required
intention can baptize by using the
trinitarian baptismal formula the
intention required is to will to do what
the church does when she baptizes the
church finds the reason for this
possibility in the Universal saving will
of God and the necessity of baptism for
salvation
the necessity of baptism
the Lord himself affirms that baptism is
necessary for salvation he also commands
his disciples to proclaim the gospel to
All Nations and to baptize them
baptism is necessary for salvation for
those to whom the gospel has been
proclaimed and who have had the
possibility of asking for this sacrament
the church does not know of any means
other than baptism that assures entry
into eternal beatitude that is why she
takes care not to neglect the mission
she has received from the Lord to see
that all who can be baptized are reborn
of water and the spirit
God has bound salvation to the sacrament
of baptism but he himself is not bound
by his sacraments
the church has always held the firm
conviction that those who suffer death
for the sake of the faith without having
received baptism are baptized by their
death for and with Christ this baptism
of blood like the desire for baptism
brings about the fruits of baptism
without being a sacrament
for catechumens who die before their
baptism their explicit desire to receive
it together with repentance for their
sins and charity assures them the
Salvation that they were not able to
receive through the sacrament
since Christ died for all and since all
men are in fact called to one and the
same Destiny which is divine we must
hold that the Holy Spirit offers to all
the possibility of being made partakers
in a way known to God of the Paschal
mystery
every man who is ignorant of the gospel
of Christ and of his church but seeks
the truth and does the will of God in
accordance with his understanding of it
can be saved it may be supposed that
such persons would have desired baptism
explicitly if they had known its
necessity
as regards children who have died
without baptism the church can only
entrust them to the mercy of God as she
does in her funeral rights for them
indeed the great mercy of God who
desires that all men should be saved and
Jesus's tenderness toward children which
caused him to say let the children come
to me do not hinder them allow us to
hope that there is a way of salvation
for children who have died without
baptism all the more urgent is the
church's call not to prevent little
children coming to Christ through the
gift of holy baptism
okay there we are paragraphs 12 53 to 12
61 day 171 you guys okay let's start at
the beginning and we'll get to this last
piece this last piece is very deep and
is incredible but we'll start at the
beginning faith and baptism we recognize
that faith is the entrance into new life
and baptism is the door well hiring just
made that up but we know that faith and
baptism are are linked they're linked so
if an adult is seeking baptism it's
because they have the response of faith
and if an adult is bringing a child to
be baptized it is the faith of the adult
that speaks on behalf of the child so I
think we might have talked about this
before but if you even go to Mark's
gospel chapter 2.
there's the story of the paralyzed man
do you remember this we talked about
this the paralyzed man he has four
friends and they bring him to Jesus on
this mat and of course the you know so
many people are on the door that they
can't get through the door so they go up
on the roof and they do a little chip
and Joanna Gaines you know remodeling
action make a skylight it's the lower
the man down in front of Jesus
it says this very clearly it says in
both Matthew's gospel and in Mark's
gospel it says Jesus seeing their faith
says to The Man Child your sins are
forgiven
and it's a case where the faith of
someone else has spoken on behalf of the
person who's forgiven the person who's
who's healed
so we recognized that okay this extends
even to the sacraments this extends to
baptism so because of this a Godfather
godmother a father or mother can bring
their child to baptism and it's their
faith that speaks on behalf of the child
so this is not like anti-scriptural it's
not it's not unscriptural it is very
much in Scripture that where someone's
Faith speaks on behalf of another and so
that's what we have when it comes to
infant baptism of course at the same
time
Faith needs to grow afterwards for all
of us it's just the beginning in fact I
love how it says for all the baptized
children or adults Faith must grow after
baptism which is why
we renew our baptismal Promises at the
Easter Vigil that sense of okay at one
point in my life someone spoke these
words for me
now I get the chance to speak them for
myself at one point someone's Faith
spoke on my behalf now it is my faith my
response to God of course by God's grace
my response to God that speaks and
that's so incredibly important who can
baptize we talked about this we gave a
little teaser for it yesterday who can
baptize well
bishop and priest ordinary ministers and
also the Deacon in our Latin church but
in case of necessity anyone can baptize
the rationale behind the notion the
belief that anyone can baptize is that
God wants all people to be saved and
that baptism is necessary for salvation
and so the only things that are required
are the intention to do what the church
does when she baptizes to baptize with
water and to use the trinitarian
baptismal formula so it's like great so
I know a lot of times my mom who's a
nurse and my grandmas who were nurses
they had said that back in the day in
nurses training they taught nurses how
to baptize and because if there's case
of emergency they say okay just baptize
this child the last piece because the
last piece is so important I mean
obviously who can baptize is very
important the ordinary ministers being
that Bishop the priest of the deacon
the extraordinary Minister being anybody
and this actually goes to the next piece
because we're going to talk about the
necessity of baptism Jesus himself
affirms that baptism is necessary for
salvation in John chapter 3 verse 5 he
says only those who are born again of
water in the spirit can enter the
kingdom of heaven and so Jesus talks
about baptism as being necessary for
salvation he also at the very end of
Matthew's gospel He commands his
disciples go therefore Make Disciples of
all Nations baptizing them in the name
of the father and of the son and of the
holy spirit this is so incredibly
important it's so incredibly important
that we say that it's necessary
to all those to whom the gospels has
been proclaimed and who had the
possibility of asking for the sacrament
every one of these paragraphs from 1257
to 1261 are very important especially
because a lot of us have these questions
what about what about what about so
here's the first thing it's necessary
and in the middle of paragraph 1257 it
says
the church does not know of any means
other than baptism that assures entry
into Eternal beatitude we just don't
know of any Jesus has given us this and
to say like well again there should be
something else maybe there is but we
don't know of any right we actually have
to take what Jesus has given us and
Jesus is the Lord God and keep this in
mind God knows all the things right God
is in charge of all the things God knows
everything vastly vastly more than any
of us could ever hope to understand and
so God is the one who gave us the
sacrament of baptism and God is also the
one who said this is the way right that
that he has not given us another way
and so God is Not unjust right God is
completely just and the church does not
know of any means other than baptism
that assures entry into Eternal
beatitude at the same time we do know
this and this is one of these lines
that's very important when I say a line
it's a principle it's the last line of
paragraph 1257 the principle is
God has bound salvation to the sacrament
of baptism but he himself is not bound
by his sacraments another way I will
always tell our students this that every
time a Sacrament is celebrated God is
there he's active he's doing the thing
so every time someone's baptized boom
he's there doing the thing to the
sacrament of confession reconciliation
every time someone goes there he
forgives
but he himself is not bound by his
sacraments God can do whatever God wants
to do right at the same time keep this
in mind
we only know that of baptism as the way
to Eternal salvation as the doorway to
Eternal salvation keep that in mind now
going on 1258 there is such a thing as
baptism by Blood so those who have died
for Christ over the 2000 year history of
the church there are people who have
died for Jesus Christ who were not
baptized
and so the church has said yeah they
would be Beyond The Pale to imagine that
someone who actually shed their blood
for the faith and shed their blood for
Jesus Christ would not be in heaven
right so that sense of like baptism my
blood and also baptism by desire that
those people like catechumens in 1259
those people they they're on their way
they've been received into the order of
the catechism role of the catechuminate
and and their Desiring baptism and the
repenting of their sins and they're
getting closer and closer to the Lord
but sometimes you know rcia takes nine
months sometimes it takes three years
and what about what if I die before I
get baptized is the question that a lot
of our students who are in rcia they're
asking the question here I'm not
baptized yet can I just get baptized now
and then like I'll keep doing the
classes and because I don't want to lose
my salvation right I want to get
baptized this is a baptism by desire
they desire baptism explicitly it is
only an accident of situation that's
preventing them from actually being
baptized in the moment right it's a
calendar thing so hopefully that makes
sense last two things what about those
who have never been baptized what about
children so paragraph 1260 makes it very
very clear
that and this is comes from the second
Vatican Council
it is a formulation that just is I think
it's very helpful for us because it
takes into mind here's what we know
keeps in mind here's what we know that
Jesus has made it very clear that
baptism is necessary for a Salvation
scripture has also made it very clear
that God wields that all men be saved
and so let's go back to this so since
Christ died for all right he didn't die
just for some since Christ died for all
and since all men are in fact called to
one in the same Destiny which is divine
meaning that God wants every human being
on this planet everyone who wants
everyone to be a saint meaning he wants
everyone to live with him forever in
heaven we must hold that the Holy Spirit
offers to all the possibility of being
made partakers in a way known to God of
the Paschal mystery which means that
there's no one alive right there's no
one living on this planet
for whom Jesus has died who doesn't have
a chance doesn't have a chance to say
yes to God in that definitive way does
that make sense it's because we we do
hold this that every human being made in
God's image that God wants every person
he's ever created to be a saint with him
forever in heaven and so in a way known
to God we don't know and in some ways we
don't have to know in a way known to God
he makes it possible for every human
being who lives to say yes to him in
this definitive way
does that make sense is this is what the
church is affirming to be people always
ask the question what about you know a
Muslim in Turkey who's never here is
really the gospel what about someone in
Borneo who never hears the gospel what
about someone way out in in Siberia who
never hears the gospel or wherever the
thing is
we know that since Jesus Christ died for
all and that he wants every person to be
saved
in a way known to God alone because we
don't know
that we hold on to this belief hold on
to this truth that God makes it possible
in some way that every person has a
chance to say yes to him in a definitive
way goes on every person who is ignorant
of the gospel of Christ and of his
church but seeks the truth and does the
will of God in accordance with his
understanding of it can be saved this is
very important couple notes on this so
everyone who's ignorant of the gospel of
Christ and of his church so this is not
a will degrant this is a accidental
ignorance will say like that Invincible
ignorance where like I don't know and I
couldn't have known so every person
who's ignorant of the gospel of Christ
in his church but seeks the truth and
does the will of God now this is very
important because it's not just like oh
I didn't know therefore I automatically
go to heaven no I have to actively seek
the truth and I have to actively do the
will of God as I understand it and this
is so important because I'm responding
to God's grace in this if I'm just kind
of lackadaisical like oh I didn't happen
to know the message of Jesus I didn't
happen to know the Catholic church was
the church he established then I'm fine
like no every human being has to all of
us wherever we're at have to seek the
truth and do the will of God as we
understand it that God's grace is broad
that its Grace is deep and so we hold
out hope that all those who do that can
be saved you may be supposed to goes on
to say that such persons would have
desired baptism explicitly if they had
known its necessity last thing as
regards children who have died without
baptism
what do we say well the church can only
entrust them to the mercy of God
that we have funeral rights for children
who were not baptized what's that mean
that means we hope you know a funeral a
Catholic funeral is not merely a
celebration of life a Catholic funeral
is not merely a ritual a Catholic
funeral is not merely a way to say
goodbye a Catholic funeral is a prayer
for that person who has died this is so
important we're going to get to that
when we talk about funerals later on but
the point of the funeral is to pray for
the person who has died and we only pray
for people when we have hope for them
right if if they were lost if there was
no possibility of them being in heaven
then there's no reason to pray
but the church entrusts all those babies
were died without baptism all those
children who die without baptism we
entrust them to the mercy of God because
I mean think about this the great mercy
of God who desires that all men should
be saved and Jesus's tenderness toward
children you remember he said let the
children come to me to not hinder them
both of those things allow us the hope
that there is a way of salvation for
children who have died without baptism
so keep this in mind I know so many
people who are listening to this you've
lost children whether that be you've
lost children in the womb
sort of my child you know I I would have
baptized him or her but I lost them in
the womb or there was there was no
chance
unexpectedly my child died and I just
can't imagine the grief I cannot even
begin to imagine the grief but then
there's that secondary grief that
secondary grief of well I see my child
in heaven the church says we hauled out
hope called out hope
that these children your child or your
children
are in heaven are with the Lord God who
desires again all men to be saved and
when Jesus said let the children come to
me do not hinder them that he was
talking about your child
when Jesus said let the children come to
me do not hinder them
he was talking about your child he was
talking about your children
and so we know that this is the heart of
God
and this is so important for us
because
the church says right here explicitly
yes baptism so necessary and at the same
time
God's love
is even bigger than his sacraments God's
love comes to us in his sacraments
absolutely
and God's love is even bigger than his
sacraments he has bound salvation to the
sacrament of baptism but he himself is
not bound by his sacraments his love is
unbounded
that love has touched your children whom
you lost
and that love is where your children
live right now
that's what we hope
and so our call right now is to continue
to live in that love
I'll recall right now is to continue to
walk in that love so that one day
we are in that same place
where parents and children are once
again reunited
in the love of Jesus Christ God the
father and the Holy Spirit
that's our hope so please don't I am
praying for you please pray for me my
name is father Mike I cannot wait to see
you tomorrow
God bless
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