In the Gospel of St. John Chapter 3 we have the narrative of the Pharisee Nicodemus being sent to Jesus by the Pharisees to learn more about Him. Jesus, perceiving that Nicodemus has a heart to truly know more about Him, immediately begins teaching Nicodemus the very framework of the salvation He had come to offer the world. We receive from the Apostle St. John the very understanding of the Sacrament of Baptism and the activity of God within this blessed Sacrament bestowing new and recreated life upon mankind.