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Catholic Classics

Day 33: The Sacrament of Baptism (The Confessions of St. Augustine)

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🗓️ 3 November 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

St. Augustine receives the sacrament of Baptism alongside his son and friend. He turns to the Old Testament for preparation and understanding of his place in salvation history. Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand Janczyk discuss Church persecution and St. Ambrose’s role in ending the oppression. They reflect on the grace of the sacraments and the simplicity of conversion. Today’s readings are Book 9, Chapters 4-7.

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Please note: The Confessions of St. Augustine contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

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Hi, I'm Father Gregory Pine.

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And I'm Father Jacob Bertram Jansik.

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And you're listening to the Catholic Classics podcast

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where we seek to grow our interior lives by learning from the church's greatest

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Saints and teachers. Each season will read through a great work, explain its spiritual

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principles, and help you apply its timeless wisdom to your life.

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The Catholic Classics Podcast is brought to you by Ascension.

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This season we are reading Ascension's edition of Confessions by St. Augustine.

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A few reminders before we get started. To download the reading plan for

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Confessions, visit ascension press.com slash Catholic Classics or text Confessions

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This is day 33.

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Today we will be reading Book 9, chapters 4 through 7

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in the Ascension Edition of the book.

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podcast financially.

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Before we get into the readings,

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a quick look at what we're covering today.

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