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Bruce Wayne's life is destroyed when his parents are murdered, leaving him traumatized and lost. This moment reveals his deep vulnerability and need for healing, which is a key moment of pre-baptism preparation.

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Bruce Wayne falls into a well and is swarmed by bats, triggering his lifelong fear. This mirrors the descent into death found in Baptism’s ritual of immersion.

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Bruce feels responsible for his parents’ death, even though it wasn’t his fault. This represents the idea of Original Sin, carrying a burden inherited, not chosen.

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Bruce returns to Wayne Manor and is greeted by Alfred, showing his knock at the door of faith and home. Alfred’s presence shows the loving welcome of a godparent guiding him back.

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Bruce is mentored by Ra’s al Ghul and Alfred, who influence him in different ways. Their guidance reflects the role of godparents and spiritual mentors in a baptized person’s journey.

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Bruce refuses to kill and escapes the burning League of Shadows temple, choosing mercy over vengeance. This is his moment of death to the old self and rising to a new life, the Paschal Mystery grace.

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Bruce transforms the cave beneath Wayne Manor into a place of transformation. The Batcave becomes his “church,” surrounded by stone and water like a baptismal font.

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Bruce Wayne embraces the idea of becoming a symbol that transcends fear and human limitation. In Baptism, we become part of Christ, more than ourselves, reborn into God’s mission.

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Bruce Wayne proclaims his new identity with the words “I am Batman”, owning his mission. This goes with the baptized person being named and claimed as a child of God.

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Bruce Wayne starts to see through fear, using it not to destroy but to protect. Baptism gives spiritual vision, what our tradition calls the "Magic Eye" of faith.

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Alfred, Lucius, and Rachel support Bruce’s journey, giving wisdom and accountability. Their presence shows the grace of community given in Baptism, a group of believers who walk with us.

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Bruce now serves Gotham as his calling, bringing justice to a destroyed city. Like baptized Christians, he lives his mission in the world, not away from it.

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Bruce uses his deepest fear, bats, as a source of power to protect the innocent. Baptism transforms wounds into grace, and fear into faith.

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The bat signal shines into the night as a symbol of hope for Gotham. It reflects the baptismal candle, the Light of Christ, that guides us in darkness.

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Rachel now knows that Bruce’s true self is Batman, and he accepts this truth. In Baptism, joy comes from surrendering to who God calls us to be.

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Batman saves Gotham and fully embraces his mission. Like Christ, he rises through suffering to bring life and hope to others.

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Bruce accepts that his mission as Batman is a lifelong commitment to justice and hope for Gotham. This echoes the lifelong journey of faith begun in Baptism, sustained by grace.