Catholic Baptism

 

Baptism reestablishes relation with God, through Jesus. Baptism connects the individual to Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. Christ put his seal upon us and gave the Spirit in our hearts as a first installment. Baptism grants access to sanctifying grace.

During Baptism, the baptismal covenant is established.  The covenant is between God and the candidate. Original sin is removed, a connection between God and candidate is established, and the candidate is now able to access God's sanctifying grace. Finally, the candidate is now a standing member of the Catholic Church and is yoked with Christ. 

The Rosary is an effective tool to comprehend and experience the works of sanctifying grace to union with Christ.

Baptism cleanses the individual of original sin, which is the state of sinfulness inherited from Adam and Eve, resulting in separation from God. The baptized are brought into a new relationship with Christ and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Baptism does not eradicate all the effects of original sin. One key effect that persists is concupiscence, which is the inclination or tendency to sin. Confession is most effective to break concupiscence.

Original sin deprived humanity of original holiness and justice. This leaves humans with a weakened will and an inclination towards sin, even after baptism. 

The baptized serve as priests through their sacrificial efforts to bring people to God. They serve as prophets through their witness to the truth in word and deed. And they serve as kings in their efforts to lead others—again through word and deed—to use their talents to advance the Kingdom of God (see CCC 1241)

Concupiscence is an "unsettling" of a person's moral faculties, leading to a tendency to commit sins. It's a tension between the soul (which desires spiritual things) and the body (which has appetites and desires), a "yearning of the soul for good" that can lead to desires contrary to reason and God's will.

2 Corinthians 1:22 he has also put his seal upon us and given the Spirit in our hearts as a first installment.

Romans 6:3  we were baptized into his death

4 We were buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life.

5 For if we have grown into union with him through a death like his, we shall also be united with him in the resurrection.

6 Our old self was crucified with him, so that our sinful body might be done away with, that we might no longer be in slavery to sin.