CCC 1219 The Church has seen in Noah's ark a prefiguring of salvation by Baptism, for by it “a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water”:1

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The Celebration of the Christian Mystery 313 II. B aptism in the E conomy of S alvation Prefigurations of Baptism in the Old Covenant 1217 In the liturgy of ...

Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit, and the door which gives access to the other sacraments.

1220 If water springing up from the earth symbolizes life, the water of the sea is a symbol of death and so can represent the mystery of the cross. By this ...

The Church solemnly commemorates the great events in salvation history that already prefigured the mystery of Baptism.

The sacraments of Christian initiation - Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist - lay the foundations of every Christian life.

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CCC 344-349, 356-357, 364, 369-373. Genesis 4-11. Acts 2:1-13. 1 Peter 3:18-22. CCC 845, 1213, 1219-1220. Genesis 12:15-18;22. Jeremiah 2:11-23. Colossians 2:11 ...

CCC 1021: An explanation of Church teaching regarding the particular judgment. CCC 1123: The threefold purpose of Church sacraments. CCC 1219–1220: Water ...