CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
SECOND EDITION
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Hence Baptism is a bath of water in which the "imperishable seed" of the Word of God produces its life-giving effect. St. Augustine says of Baptism: "The word is brought to the material element, and it becomes a sacrament."
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