Current ritual structure Jessica Arnold 1 Welcoming The priest welcomes guests parents and the godparents to the church before the ceremony begins The sign of the cross is made on the childs forehead by the priest parents and godparents at the beginning of the ceremony The sign of the ID: 459606
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Baptism: Current ritual structure
Jessica Arnold Slide2
1. Welcoming
The priest welcomes guests, parents and the godparents to the church before the ceremony begins. The sign of the cross is made on the child's forehead by the priest, parents and godparents at the beginning of the ceremony. The sign of the cross on the forehand represents the invisible marking that says they belong to Jesus (Catholic Enquiry Centre, 2007). Slide3
2. Scriptures and Homily
Every Liturgy is based around the word of God in the scriptures. The priest reads a scripture and homily followed by prayers of the faithful (Catholic Enquiry Centre, 2007
). Slide4
3. Baptism Promisers
The family will gather around the
baptismal font
which is a
large
bowl
, usually made of stone,
marble
or glass which holds
the
water used for baptism.
The parents make
the baptismal promises
on
behalf of their child. These
promises
are based on the
Apostles
Creed.
The Baptism promises consists of the following questions asked by the priest:
Do you reject Satan, and all his works?
Do you believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth?
Do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was born of the Virgin Mary, was crucified, died, and was buried, rose from the dead, and is now seated at the right hand of the Father?
Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting?
(
The Catholic Liturgical Library
2014).Slide5
Baptism with water
The priest pours water over the baby's head and says the following: “I baptise you in the name
of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
”
(
St
Conleth's
Parish 2012
).
The water symbolises the washing away and cleansing from all the sins. The water also signifies the sign of life as without water nothing will be able to grow. Slide6
Anointing with oil
The priest uses two oils to anoint the baby. The
priest anoints the baby on the chest with the Oil
of
Baptism. After baptism, he then anoints the baby’s
forehead
with the Oil of Chrism
. The oil of Chrism
is associated with the
days when athletes used to rub oil into their bodies
before events to strengthen them and make their
skin more supple, and symbolises strengthening for
the challenges of life ahead. The Oil of Chrism is a combination of olive oil and balsam, and symbolises the sealing with the Holy Spirit (Catholic Inquiry Centre 2007).Slide7
White Garment
The child is clothed in a white garment which is a symbol of purity and
innocence
(Delaney 2005).
.Slide8
Candle
A candle will be lit as a sign of this new life. It is usually lit from the Easter Candle which symbolises
the
light of Christ, and will be held by a parent or
godparent (Delaney 2005).Slide9
Baptismal Certificates
At the end of the ceremony the parents are given a Baptismal Certificate which they will keep as a record
of their child’s initiation into the Church and present
at future sacraments.