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At baptism we come together to give thanks to God for His gift of new life and to pray for those who set out on their journey of faith. Jesus Himself commanded His followers to go and baptise women and men in the name of God (Gospel of Saint Matthew, 28.19-20). The word 'baptism' comes from the Greek and means 'to immerse in water' or 'to plunge into water'. Sometimes people speak of a 'Christening' because all who are baptised share in a new life: the life of Christ.
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