It contained Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, the Litany, and Holy Communion and also the occasional services in full: the orders for Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage, ' prayers to be said with the sick ' and a Funeral service.

Instead, the forms of service that were to be included in the Book of Common Prayer were drawn from the Missal ( for the Mass ), Breviary for the daily office, Manual ( for the occasional services ; Baptism, Marriage, Burial etc.

Further developed, and fully translated into English, this Communion service was included, one year later, in 1549, in a full prayer book, set out with daily offices, readings for Sundays and Holy Days, the Communion Service, Public Baptism, of Confirmation, of Matrimony, The Visitation of the Sick, At a Burial and the Ordinal ( added in 1550 ).

In the Baptism service the signing with the cross was moved until after the baptism and the exorcism, the anointing, the putting on of the chrysom robe and the triple immersion were omitted.

Baptisms may take place in this service and Baptism vows are often renewed.

# If the service of baptism takes place after the Old Testament readings, the Gloria is sung after the Baptism or Renewal of Baptismal Vows.

Only a fragment, it begins with a Mass for the feast of St. Germanus of Auxerre ( 9 Oct .), after which come prayers for the Blessing of Virgins and Widows, two Advent Masses, the Christmas Eve Mass, the Expositio and Traditio Symboli, and other ceremonies preparatory to Baptism ; The Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday ceremonies and the baptismal service, Masses for the Sundays after Easter up to the Rogation Mass, where the MS. breaks off.

In the East, Chrismation is performed by the priest ( using oil specially consecrated by a bishop ) immediately after Baptism, and Unction is normally performed by several priests ( ideally seven ), but may be performed by one if necessary.

In the West, Holy Baptism may be celebrated by anyone and Matrimony may be witnessed by a deacon, but most often these normally are administered by a priest as well.

In the East, Holy Baptism and Marriage ( which is called " Crowning ") may be performed only by a priest.

Deacons, like priests and bishops, are ordinary ministers of the sacrament of Baptism and can serve as the church's witness at the sacrament of Holy Matrimony, which the bride and groom administer to each other ( though if the exchange of vows takes place in a wedding Mass, or Nuptial Mass, the Mass is celebrated by the priest and the deacon acts as another witness ).

I then sent in search of a priest, and after great difficulty found Father Cuthbert Dunne ... who came with me at once and administered Baptism and Extreme Unction.

During the Sacred Mystery ( Sacrament ) of Baptism, in addition to the Alleluia before the Gospel, the choir also chants an Alleluia while the priest pours the Oil of Catechumens into the baptismal font.

He himself explicitly asserted the necessity of faith and Baptism, and thereby affirmed at the same time the necessity of the Church which men enter through Baptism as through a door.

The Popes quoted above as stating that outside of the Church there is no salvation did not see this statement as contradicting their other statements that salvation is possible for those who, while not knowing the Church as necessary for salvation and thus not explicitly entering the Church, nevertheless accept whatever grace Christ gives them and thus receive what the Council of Trent called Baptism of Desire.

Baptism is described as a type of washing, that has some benefits and it is described that after Jesus's teaching many went to be baptised by John.

" It declares: " The practice of infant Baptism is an immemorial tradition of the Church.

" It notes that, " when the first direct evidence of infant Baptism appears in the second century, it is never presented as an innovation ," that 2nd-century Irenaeus treated baptism of infants as a matter of course, and that, " at a Synod of African Bishops, St. Cyprian stated that ' God's mercy and grace should not be refused to anyone born ', and the Synod, recalling that'all human beings ' are ' equal ', whatever be ' their size or age ', declared it lawful to baptize children ' by the second or third day after their birth '.

* Baptism always has the prerequisite of repentance and faith, which are impossible for an infant.

The Eastern Churches perform the Mystery of Chrismation immediately after the Mystery of Baptism during the same ceremony, even in the case of infant baptism, using the sacred myron ( chrism ) which they believe contains a remnant of oil blessed by the Twelve Apostles.

On one end, there are ( across the bottom, from left to right ) images of the Adoration of the Magi, Mary enthroned with the infant Jesus, and the Baptism of Christ, and above, Christ enthroned at the Last Judgement.

Like other Lutheran church bodies, the ELCA confesses at least two Sacraments: Communion ( or the Eucharist ) and Holy Baptism ( including infant baptism ).

In Baptism, even of infants, the grace of Justification and Sanctification is " infused " into the soul, making the recipient Justified even before he has exercised his own faith ( or indeed in the case of an infant who is baptized, before he even has the ability to consciously understand the Gospel and respond with faith ).

The most celebrated of the works he produced there are a " Nativity " ( in which, as in the well-known work on the same subject by Correggio, the light emanates from the infant Saviour ), a " Baptism of Christ " ( now Prado ), and " Abraham Receiving the Three Angels " ( one of his last works, dated 1576 ).

Article 25 of the Thirty-Nine Articles, speaking of the sacraments, says: " Those five commonly called Sacraments, that is to say, Confirmation, Penance, Orders, Matrimony, and extreme Unction, are not to be counted for Sacraments of the Gospel, being such as have grown partly of the corrupt following of the Apostles, partly are states of life allowed in the Scriptures ; but yet have not like nature of Sacraments with Baptism, and the Lord's Supper, for that they have not any visible sign or ceremony ordained of God.

The 1928 revised forms of Matrimony and Baptism were quite widely adopted, but those of other rites tended not to be ; the consequence, in practice, being very wide variation in liturgical practice from parish to parish, with very few churchmen adhering consistently to the strict observation of either the 1662 or the 1928 forms of worship.

In the Gospel narratives that describe the life of Jesus, the first instance of him being called the Son of God appears during his Baptism by John the Baptist.

Undergoing Baptism is not a prerequisite for receiving Communion, but if unbaptized people " regularly participate in Holy Communion, it is appropriate for pastors to talk with these people " about the possibility of them being baptized.

As affirmed by the Articles of Religion, Methodists recognize two Sacraments as being ordained of Christ: Baptism and Holy Communion.

* Baptism represents more than just physical washing, but being clean and good standing before God, and therefore regenerate ( Romans 6 ).

The Ascension is one of the five major milestones in the gospel narrative of the life of Jesus, the others being Baptism, Transfiguration, Crucifixion, and Resurrection.

The main reason why the West separated the sacrament of Confirmation from that of Baptism was to re-establish direct contact between the person being initiated with the bishops.

At the turn of the Twentieth Century, a new doctrine about the " Baptism of the Holy Ghost " was being taught in many Holiness churches.

The Transfiguration is one of the five major milestones in the gospel narrative of the life of Jesus, the others being Baptism, Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension.

The surplice is meant to be a miniature alb, the alb itself being the symbol of the white garment received at Baptism.

Baptism is understood as an outward sign of an inward change, the change from being dead in sin to being alive in Christ.

Baptism, the Lord's supper, and feet washing are considered ordinances, with the mode of baptism being optional.

Baptism is by immersion, and those being baptized must be of an age to understand its significance.

It is hexagonal, with a sculptured relief on the side, that to the front being the Baptism of Christ, with the two adjoining panels containing kneeling angels.

It seems fairly clear that the Baptism was the primary event being commemorated.

The Transfiguration is one of the five major milestones in the gospel narrative of the life of Jesus, the others being Baptism, Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension.

Those five commonly called sacraments, that is to say, confirmation, penance, orders, matrimony, and extreme unction, are not to be counted for Sacraments of the Gospel ; being such as have partly grown out of the corrupt following of the apostles, and partly are states of life allowed in the Scriptures, but yet have not the like nature of Baptism and the Lord's Supper, because they have not any visible sign or ceremony ordained of God.

The light came down from the Archon of the Hebdomad upon Jesus both at the Annunciation and at the Baptism so that He " was enlightened, being kindled in union with the light that shone on Him ".

Baptism is a sacrament of the remission of sins, representing the Christian ’ s being washed in Christ ’ s blood ( II. 13 ).

< span dir =" ltr "> Baptism and Resurrection: Studies in Pauline Theology Against Its Graeco-Roman Background </ span >", A. J. M. Wedderburn, p. 199, Mohr Siebeck, 1987, ISBN 978-3-16-145192-8 </ ref > Marvin Mayer notes that some scholars regard the idea of dying and rising deities in the mystery religions as being fanciful but suggests this may be motivated by apologetic concerns, attempting to keep Christ's resurrection as a unique event.

In this sense, the transfiguration is also considered the " Small Epiphany " ( the " Great Epiphany " being the Baptism of Jesus, when the Holy Trinity appeared in a similar pattern ).

The gift of the Holy Ghost is considered the fourth of the " first principles and ordinances of the Gospel ": First being " Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ ; second, Repentance ; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins ; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost ".