baptism question

[momfromwi]

I am going through RCIA classes right now, but my husband is not. If I become Catholic and he does not, will he, my children’s father, be able to stand with me and the kids, in the front of the church, when they get baptized?

 

[Spencerian]

I am going through RCIA classes right now, but my husband is not. If I become Catholic and he does not, will he, my children’s father, be able to stand with me and the kids, in the front of the church, when they get baptized?

Hi.

There’s nothing I know of in Church teaching or practices that shouldn’t allow your husband to join you at that happy occasion.

Because such matters are often a pastoral or even diocean matter, where practices can vary, you should check with your priest about this question to be sure.

 

[puzzleannie]

I am going through RCIA classes right now, but my husband is not. If I become Catholic and he does not, will he, my children’s father, be able to stand with me and the kids, in the front of the church, when they get baptized?

the actual logistics of who stands where will be discussed closer to the time of the Easter Vigil, and in fact it is usually the godparent who accompanies the person to the baptismal font. But yes of course your husband is welcome to attend, to sit with your family, and to participate to the extent he feels comfortable in the parts of the rite that include the parents.
Welcome home!

 

[PatriceA]

Ask the RCIA leader. But at any Easter Vigil I’ve attended, the answer would be no, your husband would have to remain in the pew. Only the RCIA candidate and their sponsor/godparents stand with them at the front of the altar when its time for the sacrament.

 

[SMHW]

I am going through RCIA classes right now, but my husband is not. If I become Catholic and he does not, will he, my children’s father, be able to stand with me and the kids, in the front of the church, when they get baptized?

This is probably going to depend on the logistics and rules of your particular parish.

Whether or not family and close friends are allowed to stand with those being baptized generally has nothing to do with religious affiliation and everything to do with the culture of the parish, the number of people being baptized, and the amount of room available around the baptismal fountain/basin/pool/other-water-source.

Please check with your RCIA leaders.

 

[1ke]

I am going through RCIA classes right now, but my husband is not. If I become Catholic and he does not, will he, my children’s father, be able to stand with me and the kids, in the front of the church, when they get baptized?

You aren’t really clear on whether your children are above or below 7 years of age (age of reason).

If you have older children being baptized at Easter Vigil, typically it would only be they and their sponsors participating in the baptism. They make the profession of faith themselves. Neither you nor their father would be their sponsor so neither of you would be on the altar or at the baptismal font.

If you are talking about infants or young children under 7, then that is different. Typically the parents present the child for baptism together with the godparents.