The Ritual of Baptism
Jesus Christ is Head of the Mystical Body and His Body is the Church. The rites and rituals of the Catholic Church are the rites and rituals of Jesus Christ himself. St. Thomas Aquinas tells us: “The whole rite of the Christian cult is derived from Christ’s priesthood” (S. Th.III, Q. 63, a. 3). The Church also teaches us: “Thenceforth the priesthood of Jesus Christ is a living and continuous reality through all the ages [...]