We have Christ’s treasure hidden within us
ever since we received Baptismal grace.

 
cf St. Ephraem, 4th century

How rich we are in the gifts of God,
chosen by divine adoption,
and heirs of the heritage of his glory.

 
cf Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity, 20th century

Christ, the first born of every creature,
has become the head of a new race
which has been regenerated by him through water,
faith, and wood;
which embraces the mystery of the cross,
as Noah, together with his family,
was saved by the wood of the ark carried on the waters.

 
Justin Martyr, 2nd century

We beseech God
that we who have been made holy in baptism
may persevere in what we have begun.
We pray for this every day, for we have need of daily sanctification.

 
St. Cyprian, 3rd century

The sign of the cross
makes kings of all those reborn in Christ.

 
St. Leo the Great, 5th century

Let peoples of every nation come
and receive the immortality that flows from baptism.

 
Hippolytus, 3rd century

Every believer, regenerated in Christ,
no matter in what part of the world he may be,
breaks with that ancient way of life that derives from original sin,
and by rebirth, is transformed into a new man.

 
St. Leo the Great, 5th century

Through the gift of the Holy Spirit
we can regain our sonship,
we can address God as Father with confidence,
we can share in the grace of Christ,
we can be called children of the light
and sharers of eternal glory.

 
St. Basil the Great, 4th century