{"id":48040,"date":"2019-06-30T15:26:18","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T20:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=48040"},"modified":"2019-07-18T14:10:30","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T19:10:30","slug":"refugees-and-baptism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2019\/06\/30\/refugees-and-baptism\/","title":{"rendered":"Refugees and Baptism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I offer here a pictorial reflection on the Blessing of the Water (RCIA 222A).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Father,                                                                                                                                                                you give us grace through sacramental signs,                                                which tell us of the wonders of your unseen power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In baptism we use your gift of water,                                                              which you have made a rich symbol of the grace                                             you give us in this sacrament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the very dawn of creation                                                                                your Spirit breathed on the waters,                                                               making them the wellspring of holiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The waters of the great flood                                                                                 you made a sign of the waters of baptism                                                           that make an end of sin                                                                                           and a new beginning of goodness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lampedusa-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48041\" 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silver).<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>According to Genesis, Noah\u2019s boat provided safe refuge to its passengers.&nbsp; Lampedusa is a stark reminder that some boats are not safe.]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the waters of the Red Sea                                                                       you led Israel out of slavery                                                                                       to be an image of God\u2019s holy people,                                                                     set free from sin by baptism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Rio-Grande-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Rio-Grande-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Rio-Grande-300x200.jpg 300w, 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unseal for it the fount of baptism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Baptismal-Font-600x379.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Baptismal-Font.jpg 600w, https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Baptismal-Font-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Baptismal font, Episcopal Cathedral of Philadelphia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By the power of the Holy Spirit                                                                             give to this water the grace of your Son,                                                                so that in the sacrament of baptism                                                                             all those whom you have created in your likeness                                              may be cleansed from sin                                                                                      and rise to a new birth of innocence                                                                       by water and the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We ask you, Father, with your Son                                                                            to send the Holy Spirit upon the waters of this font.                                                  May all who are buried in Christ in the death of                                         baptism                                                                                                                        rise also with him to newness of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We ask this through Christ our\nLord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does it mean to celebrate baptism in a world where refugees drown?  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