The sacrament of baptism as a participation in the death of Christ - To be baptized in Christ is to be baptized into his death as well as his Resurrection.

To be baptized in Christ is to be baptized into his death as well as his Resurrection.The Easter season is ultimately a time for rebirth, expressed most dramatically at the Easter Vigil by the life-giving waters of baptism. To impart new life, however, baptism must destroy the old life of sin and our fallen aversions [...]