![]() They called, and still call, their establishments colleges. ![]() Charles Bommeo, Archbishop of Milan, protector of the congregation, and being approved by him were finally confirmed. In 1579 their constitutions were examined by St. The order soon spread into France and Germany. The members pronounced their vows before the Arch-.bishop of Milan, and chose Zaccaria for their superior. It occurred to Zaccaria that a better way of combating these evils could not be found than by organizing a congregation of secular clergy, not going out of the world but living in it and working for it, and bound by a rule - that is, diligently attending to their own sanctification while preaching reformation to others, - "who should regenerate and revive the love of the divine worship and a truly Christian way of life by frequent preaching and the faithful administration of the Sacraments." In 1533 the foundation of such a congregation, under a special rule approved by the Holy See, was sanctioned by Clement VII. The frequent wars by which the north of Italy had been devastated the influx of Lutheran soldiers, whose example tended to propagate a spirit of contempt for the sacraments and the clergy and the frequency of pestilential disorders caused by the famine and misery of the population, had produced, about 1530, a state of things which powerfully appealed to the charity and pity of the true pastors of Jesus Christ. Antonio Maria Zaccaria (who died 1539) with him were joined Bartolommeo Ferrari and Giacomo Antonio Morigena. Barnabas at Milan which belonged to them in the sixteenth century. Paul" they are popularly called Barnabites on account of a church of St. The proper designation of the religious of this order is that of "Regular Clerks of the Congregation of St. It is convenient that it should contain a chest with two compartments, one for the holy oils, the other for the salt and candle used in baptism. It should be railed off, have a gate fastened by a lock, and be adorned, if possible, with a picture of Christ's baptism of St. That part of the church in which solemn baptism is administered. The priest then pours oil of catechumens and chrism into the water. The priest signs the water with the cross, divides it with his hand, pouring it towards the north, south, east and west breathes into it, and places in it the paschal candle, after which some of it is sprinkled on the people and some removed for private use. Water blessed in the font on Holy Saturday and the vigil of Pentecost, which must be used at least in solemn baptism. The Ritual forbids heathenish names, and advises, though it does not enjoin, the taking of a saint's name. ![]() But Christ exalted the act to a dignity beyond the baptism of John, changing the "baptism of penance" into the sacrament of regeneration.Ī name given in baptism, to signify that the baptised person has become a new creature in Christ. In any case, it is certain that when our Lord made baptism the rite of initiation into His Church, He employed a symbolism already familiar to the Jews. The Talmud of Babylon mentions a baptism of Jewish proselytes, but it is impossible to say when this rite arose. ![]() John the Baptist, who baptised or immersed his disciples in the Jordan, to signify the repentance and renewal by which the whole man was to be cleansed and purified. A spiritual meaning was given to baptism by St.
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