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In a typical baptism, the minister of the Sacrament (usually a deacon or a priest, but sometimes, especially in when the baptized is in imminent danger of death, a lay person) says



or words to that effect, explicitly naming the three Persons of the Trinity, while pouring or sprinkling water upon the head of the baptized, or immersing them in water. In a conditional baptism, the minister of the sacrament says
If you are not yet baptized, I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.