Three Methods of Baptizing:

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Three Methods of Baptizing

• Baptism may be administered by
• immersion,
• infusion, or
• aspersion.

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• Immersion means plunging the candidate into
  water.
• Infusion means pouring the water.
• Aspersion means sprinkling the water.

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• All these three methods are valid, but our
  present practice is by
• infusion
• or
• immersion.

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How Is Baptism Administered?

• Baptism is administered by pouring water on the
  forehead of the person to be baptized, saying
  while pouring it "(N.), I BAPTIZE YOU IN THE
  NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE
  HOLY SPIRIT."

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• Baptism cannot be repeated because it imprints an
  indelible mark or character on the soul, to
  remain from then on through all eternity.

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Conditional Baptism

• If there is doubt as to whether one has been
  baptized, or whether Baptism has been validly
  conferred, and if the doubt remains even after a
  serious investigation, Baptism is to be conferred
  upon this person conditionally. (CIC 869, 1 ).

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The following churches are usually considered to
administer a valid Baptism in the Philippines

• Lutheran Church in the Philippines (LCP)
• Philippine Episcopal Church (PEC)
• United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP)
  
• Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas
  Filipinas (IEMELIF)
• United Methodist Church in the Philippines (UMCP)
  
• Convention of the Philippine Baptist Churches
  (CPBC)
• Presbyterian Church

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• The Iglesia ni Kristo (INK), Jehovah's Witnesses,
  and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
  Saints (Mormons) do not have valid Baptisms since
  they do not even believe in the divinity of our
  Lord Jesus Christ.

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• Philippine Independent Church or Iglesia Filipina
  Independiente
• To be examined individually.

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Imminent Danger of Death

• Imminent danger of death and especially at the
  moment of death, when no priest or deacon is
  available, ANY MEMBER OF THE FAITHFUL, indeed
  anyone with the right intention, may, and
  sometimes MUST, administer Baptism.

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Rite of Baptism in Danger of Death

• Water, even if though not blessed, is prepared
  for the rite.
• The parents, godparents, and if possible, some
  friends and neighbors of the family gather around
  the one to be baptized.

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• Opening Prayer.
• Ask God to look with mercy on the child who is
  about to receive the grace of baptism.
• Profession of Faith
• Rite of Baptism
• N., I baptize you in the name of the Father, and
  of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
• Our Father

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At the moment of Death -

• It is sufficient for the minister to omit all
  other ceremonies and pour water on the child
  while saying the usual words.

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Children who have died without baptism.

• The 1992 Catechism of the Catholic Church states
  "As regards children who have died without
  Baptism, the Church can only entrust them to the
  mercy of God, as she does in her funeral rites
  for them.
• Indeed, the great mercy of God who desires that
  all men should be saved, and Jesus' tenderness
  toward children which caused him to say "Let the
  children come to me, do not hinder them," allows
  us to hope that there is a way of salvation for
  children who have died without Baptism.
• All the more urgent is the Church's call not to
  prevent little children coming to Christ through
  the gift of holy Baptism."

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LIMBO

• Catechism of the Catholic Church does not mention
  LIMBO.
• LIMBO -- understood to be the abode of souls who
  enjoy the happiness that would have been our
  destiny if human beings had not been elevated to
  the supernatural order.

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• The limbo of infants would therefore be a state
  or place of perfect happiness, but without the
  beatific vision of God.

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• We may trust that, in Gods mercy, innocent
  children, whether born or unborn, do reach heaven.

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TIME FOR THEBAPTISM OF CHILDREN

• As for the time of baptism, the first
  consideration is the welfare of the child, that
  it may not be deprived of the benefit of the
  sacrament
• Then the health of the mother must be considered,
  so that, if at all possible, she too may be
  present.

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When And How Are Converts Baptized?

• Validly baptized converts are required to make a
  Formal Abjuration of their past errors and a
  Solemn Profession of the Catholic Faith.

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Anointing With Chrism

• God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ has
  freed you from sin, given you a new birth by
  water and the Holy Spirit, and welcomed you into
  his holy people. He now anoints you with the
  chrism of salvation. As Christ was anointed
  Priest, Prophet, and King, so may you live always
  as a member of his body, sharing everlasting
  life.

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The anointing is for.

• SELECTION
• The anointing is the way in which God makes
  divine selections, promotes, and honors an
  individual among many.
• Consecration Sanctification
• In Numbers 7, the tabernacle with all its
  regalia, instruments, vessels and furniture, was
  consecrated by anointing.

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• For Appointment
• The public and ceremonial Seating of a King.
• Healing
• For blessing
• People are anointed to
• Serve or Minister
• Lead
• Do the work of God

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• In Jesus Christ, the plan of God to deliver
  mankind is fulfilled.
• Jesus is anointed (or chosen) of God as the One
  and only Christ of God to deliver salvation.
• The anointing with sacred chrism, perfumed oil
  consecrated by the bishop, signifies the gift of
  the Holy Spirit to the newly baptized, who has
  become a Christian, that is, one "anointed" by
  the Holy Spirit, incorporated into Christ.

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Christ is a

• PRIEST
• PROPHET
• KING

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Clothing with White Garment

• N., you have become a new creation, and have
  clothed yourself in Christ. See in this white
  garment the outward sign of your Christian
  dignity. With your family and friends to help you
  by word and example, bring that dignity unstained
  into the everlasting life of heaven.

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• The white garment symbolizes that the person
  baptized has "put on Christ, has risen with
  Christ.

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• The new white garment expresses the purity of
  the soul that has been washed from sin.
• It recalls also the shining robe in which Christ
  appeared at the Transfiguration.
• There is now a likeness between the one baptized
  and the transfigured Lord. St. Paul calls it a
  putting on of Christ.

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Lighted Candle

• Receive the light of Christ.
• Parents and godparents, this light is entrusted
  to you to be kept burning brightly. This child of
  yours has been enlightened by Christ. He (she) is
  to walk always as a child of the light. May he
  (she) keep the flame of faith alive in his (her)
  heart. When the Lord comes, may he (she) go out
  to meet him with all the saints in the heavenly
  kingdom.

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• The candle, lit from the Easter candle, signifies
  that Christ has enlightened the baptized. In him
  the baptized are "the light of the world.
• It was a constant reminder for the Christian to
  live and die by the light of Christ. Thus the
  candle becomes a symbol of the perseverance of
  the baptized soul until Christ's return.

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Lord's Prayer

• The newly baptized is now, in the only Son, a
  child of God entitled to say the prayer of the
  children of God "Our Father."

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• The solemn blessing concludes the celebration of
  Baptism.
• At the Baptism of newborns the blessing of the
  mother occupies a special place.