Thank you for considering Baptism for your child. The Church gladly baptises babies and children whose parents wish to bring them up in the practice of the Catholic Faith. We look forward very much to welcoming you as your child becomes, through their Baptism, the newest member of the Church.
“For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.” Galatians 3:27
Baptism is a SACRAMENT. Baptism enables us to live a life in Christ Jesus and makes us his children. It is through this sacrament that we receive the Holy Spirit and become members of the People of God, of the Body of Christ, which is the Church.
For this reason, it is a serious decision for parents to make, since they promise before God and the Church to bring their child up in the faith.
“As therefore you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so live in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” Colossians 2:5-7
As an indication of the parents’ willingness to embrace the call to live as part of the Church, it is required that they, or at least the Catholic parent, attend Mass for at least three Sundays in preparation for baptism.
The requirements for a child being baptised in the Catholic Church are:
On the day of Baptism: