--- title: Baptism, communion and confirmation — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Baptism, communion and confirmation», a lesson of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Christians call some special ceremonies sacraments: outward signs, using ordinary things like water, bread and wine, of God's --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/) / Baptism, communion and confirmation # Baptism, communion and confirmation Lesson 24 of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school: 18 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/0/) — Christians call some special ceremonies sacraments: outward signs, using ordinary things like water, bread and wine, of God's grace at work inside; Catholics and Orthodox count seven, most Protestants two, baptism and communion. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/1/) — In baptism a person is washed with or dipped in water «in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit»; it is a sign of sin washed away, new life and joining the Church. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/2/) — Many churches baptise babies, with parents and godparents making promises, because God's love comes before we understand it; Baptists and many Pentecostals baptise only people old enough to choose, usually by full immersion; both sides give serious reasons. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/3/) — Holy Communion, also called the Eucharist, Mass or the Lord's Supper, shares bread and wine (or juice) as Jesus asked at the Last Supper; Catholics and Orthodox believe they truly become Christ's body and blood, while many Protestants see a holy remembrance. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/4/) — Catholic children often make their First Communion at about seven or eight, and in confirmation young people or adults make the baptism promises their own, often with a bishop laying hands on them. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/6/) — A sacrament is a church ceremony Christians believe is an outward sign of God's grace. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/7/) — Catholics and Orthodox count seven sacraments; most Protestants count two, baptism and communion. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/8/) — In baptism a person is washed with or dipped in water in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/9/) — Baptism is a sign of washing away sin, starting a new life and joining the Church. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/10/) — Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian churches baptise babies. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/11/) — At an infant baptism, parents and godparents make promises to bring the child up in the faith. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/12/) — Baptists and many Pentecostal churches baptise people old enough to decide, usually by full immersion, which means going right under the water. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/13/) — Whether to baptise babies or only believers is a disputed question among Christians. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/15/) — Communion remembers Jesus' death, as he asked at the Last Supper. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/16/) — Catholics and Orthodox believe the bread and wine truly become Christ's body and blood; many Protestants see a holy remembrance; this is disputed. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/17/) — Some churches use grape juice instead of wine at communion. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/18/) — Catholic children often receive First Communion at about seven or eight. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/19/) — In confirmation a person confirms for themselves the promises made at their baptism, often with a bishop laying hands on them. - ← previous: [Sunday service, hymns and the Lord's Prayer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/23-sunday-service-hymns-and-the-lords-prayer/) - next →: [Weddings, funerals and the people of the church](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church/) - ↑ back to [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/)