“Holy Baptism is the foundation of all Christian life, the gateway to spiritual life, and the door that opens access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as children of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church, and made participants in its mission.”(CR 2,2,5).
Holy Baptism “is the most beautiful and magnificent of God’s gifts… we call it gift, grace, anointing, enlightenment, garment of incorruptibility, bath of regeneration, seal, and all that is most precious. Gift, because it is given to those who bring nothing; grace, because it is granted even to the guilty; baptism, because sin is buried in the water; anointing, because it is sacred and royal; enlightenment, because it is radiant light; garment, because it covers our shame; bath, because it washes; seal, because it protects us and is the sign of God’s sovereignty” (St. Gregory Nazianzen, Oration 40, 3–4).
For further information about the requirements, please refer to the link below: