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Second birth

Chapter Fourteen - A person's joining the Church

The heavenly birth that Christ speaks of is “the washing of regeneration and renewal that comes from the Holy Spirit,” that is, receiving the Holy Spirit through baptism in the name of the Holy Trinity. It is the presence of the Holy Spirit that renews the birth of man. This presence takes place within the Church through the sacrament of baptism and the other sacraments.

Saint Athanasius the Great

Saint Athanasius the Great

He is the twentieth Patriarch (Pope) [1] of the See of Alexandria. He is known as the “Protector of the Faith” and the “Father of Orthodoxy,” and he is one of the fathers who defend true and authentic surrender.

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