I think more of the place where I was baptized
than of the cathedral where I was crowned.
For the dignity of a child of God,
which was bestowed on me at baptism,
is greater than that of the ruler of the kingdom.
The latter I shall lose at death;
the other will be my passport to everlasting glory.
–St. Louis IX, King of France
And we can ask ourselves: am I aware of the immense gift I carry within me through Baptism? Do I acknowledge, in my life, the light of the presence of God, who sees me as His beloved son, His beloved daughter? And now, in memory of our Baptism, let us welcome God’s presence within us. We can do so with the sign of the cross, which traces in us the memory of the grace of God, who loves us and wishes to stay with us. That sign of the cross reminds us of this. Let us do it together: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
--Pope Francis
Image source: Baptism of St. Louis de Montfort, Monfort-sur-Meu, France, https://www.montfortian.info/photogallery/gen--350eme-anniversaire-du-bapteme-de-st-louis-marie-de-montfort.html. (Note that St. Louis, King of France and St. Louis de Montfort are two different French saints of the same name.)
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