BBFA5 – The Renunciation of Satan & the Profession of Faith – Baptism: Born from Above w/ Deacon James Keating
Summary: <br> Episode 5 -Baptism: Born from Above– The renunciation of Satan on the part of parents and godparents and their profession of faith…what does this mean? What are we called actually to do?<br> <br> Deacon Keating takes a careful look at the Baptismal Rite and offers prayerful reflection and insight to help us live out the faith and nurture the domestic church.<br> From the Baptismal Rite for Children:<br> 94. The celebrant questions the parents and godparents:<br> Celebrant: Do you reject Satan?<br> Parents and Godparents: I do.<br> Celebrant: And all his works?<br> Parents and Godparents: I do.<br> Celebrant: And all his empty promises?<br> Parents and Godparents: I do<br> 95. Next the celebrant asks for the threefold profession of faith from the parents and godparents:<br> Celebrant:<br> Do you believe in God, the Father almighty,<br> creator of heaven and earth?<br> Parents and Godparents: I do.<br> Celebrant: <br> Do you believe in Jesus Christ,<br> his only Son, our Lord,<br> who was born of the Virgin Mary,<br> was crucified, died, and was buried,<br> rose from the dead,<br> and is now seated at the right hand of the Father?<br> Parents and Godparents: I do.<br> Celebrant: <br> Do you believe in the Holy Spirit,<br> the holy catholic Church,<br> the communion of saints,<br> the forgiveness of sins,<br> the resurrection of the body,<br> and the life everlasting?<br> Parents and Godparents: I do.<br> The celebrant and the congregation give their assent to this profession of faith:<br> Celebrant:<br> This is our faith.<br> This is the faith of the Church.<br> We are proud to profess it, in Christ Jesus our Lord.<br> All: Amen.<br> Deacon James Keating, Ph.D., is a professor of Spiritual Theology and serves as a spiritual director at Kenrick Glennon Seminary in St. Louis, MO. <br> <a href="https://www.discerninghearts.com/catholic-podcasts/baptism-born-from-above-2/">More episodes of Baptism: Born from Above with Deacon James Keating Ph.D.</a><br> <a href="https://www.discerninghearts.com/catholic-podcasts/baptism-born-from-above-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Check out Deacon Keating’s “Discerning Heart” page</a><br> Deacon Keating is also the author of:<br> <a href="https://amzn.to/3r0lCOx"><br> </a><a href="https://amzn.to/3r0lCOx"></a>You can find the book <a href="https://amzn.to/3i835Mg">here</a>.<br> (A great gift for clergy)<br> From the book description:<br> Deacon James Keating’s book Abiding in Christ: Staying with God in a Busy World is a how-to-pray resource. This book helps readers to find a quiet space wherein they can be present to God and offers suggestions of how they can be more open to God s movement within them.<br> <br>
