The sun penetrates crystal and makes it more dazzling. In the same way, the sanctifying Spirit indwells in souls and makes them more radiant. They become like so many powerhouses beaming grace and love around them.
Lust hath these three companions: the first, blindness of understanding; the second, hardness of heart; the third, want of grace.
If, therefore, there is any grace in the water, it is not from the nature of water but from the Spirit's presence there.
All of us who desire the kingdom of God are, by the Lord's decree, under an equal and rigorous necessity of seeking after the grace of Baptism.
