Sacrament of Baptism

INFANT BAPTISM INFORMATION
(6 YEARS AND UNDER)

Guidelines for Infant Baptism:
Preparation for children ages 6 and under, involves one pre-baptismal class for the parents and the Godparents.

CHILDREN & ADULT BAPTISM INFORMATION 
(7 YEARS AND UNDER)

Children & Adult Baptism:
Those over the age of 7 begin the process of RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) or our adoptive version for Children. Children and adults are prepared for the Sacrament of Baptism, First Communion, Reconciliation, and Confirmation. For more information, please click here. Please contact the Faith Formation Office for information on Adult Baptism.

The point needs to be emphasized because many people remember the effects of Baptism only in negative terms: “It takes away original sin.”

Baptism does take away original sin, of course. Also, in the case of an adult, it takes away all mortal and venial sins & the punishment due for them, if the person baptized is truly sorry for them. Baptism makes a clean sweep of everything.

But the “taking away” is not a negative removal, like the emptying of a trash can by the garbage collector. Sin and its consequences disappear when God comes into the soul, just as darkness disappears when the light is turned on.

Sin is a spiritual emptiness which is obliterated by the coming of grace... READ MORE