"I cast you out, unclean spirit, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Depart and stay far away from this servant of God. For it is the Lord Himself who commands you, accursed and doomed spirit, He who walked on the sea and reached out His hand to Peter as he was sinking. So then, foul fiend, recall the curse that decided your fate once for all. Indeed, pay homage to the living and true God, pay homage to Jesus Christ, His Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Keep far from this servant of God, for Jesus Christ, our Lord and God, has freely called him to His holy grace and blessed way and to the waters of baptism. Never dare, accursed fiend, to desecrate this seal of the holy cross which we imprint upon his brow; through Christ our Lord."
REGINA: Kinda gets you between the eyes, right?
CHRIS: Compare that with what's used in the current Rite:
"Almighty and ever-living God, you sent your only Son into the world to cast out the power of Satan, spirit of evil, to rescue man from the kingdom of darkness, and bring him into the splendor of your kingdom of light. We pray for this child: set him free from original sin, make him a temple of your glory, and send your Holy Spirit to dwell with him. We ask this through Christ our Lord."
REGINA: Wow, some difference!
CHRIS: Yeah...
REGINA: What happened next?
CHRIS: More prayers followed before everyone proceeded into the baptistery (whilst reciting the Apostles' Creed), where, and the symbolism here is staggering, the doors were opened to welcome the child into God's house. Next, there was ANOTHER exorcism prayer, the touching of the baby's ears and nose, a threefold renunciation of Satan, and an anointing with oil. This is all before we even got to the baptismal font.
REGINA: Amazing!
CHRIS: Once we did get to the font, the godparents (again, as proxies) made their profession of faith before the priest began the actual act of baptizing. Here, the old Ritual wasn't so much different from the new. There was the pouring of water, the anointing with chrism, the bestowal of the white cloth, and the bestowal of the blessed candle.
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