Introduction to Baptizing Your Child

We are happy that you have decided to share the wonder of faith with your child through the celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism. In the following pages you will find information for the celebration of the sacrament here at Holy Rosary Church. We hope that you will find this resource helpful as you plan for the celebration of Baptism and give our community of faith the opportunity to welcome your child into the Church.

Baptism is an opportunity to encounter the living presence of Christ, not just in the celebration of the sacrament, but in the opportunity to live out the sacrament in our daily lives. While we know that sin is a part of our reality, we also know that we can grow in holiness through the cooperation with the grace given us in the sacrament.

Baptism is not only the first of the seven sacraments; it is also the basic sacrament. How? Unless a person is baptized, none of the other six sacraments can be received. Only a baptized person can be confirmed. Only a baptized person can receive absolution in the Sacrament of Confession. Only a baptized person can receive the Sacrament of Matrimony. Only a baptized man can be validly ordained a priest.