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One of the things I love so much about our Catholic faith is
the sacraments. They are all so beautiful in their rituals. Today’s reading
from Corinthians tells us “Whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old
things have passed away.” Every time we receive a sacrament we become a new
creation. This theme runs through each and every one, from beginning to
end. A child baptized is given a white
garment, blessed with holy water and oil symbolizing a new creation. At a funeral mass the coffin is draped in a
white cloth by the family and sprinkled with holy water returning us to our
creator as a new creation. All through our catholic life in each of the
sacraments as we grow deeper in our faith, more mature in our spiritual life we
are reminded that our creator continues to recreate us. We become participants
in that creation by the fidelity of covenant we enter into with God.
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