“In the sacraments of Christian Initiation we are freed from the power of darkness and joined to Christ’s death, burial and resurrection.  We receive the spirit of filial adoption and are part of the entire people of God in the celebration of the memorial of the Lord’s death and resurrection.” (Ad gentes, n. 14)

“The three sacraments of Christian initiation closely combine to bring us, the faithful of Christ, to his full stature and to enable us to carry out the mission of the entire people of God in the Church and in the world.” (Lumen gentium, n. 28)