Baptisting my Daughter in our home or a rented place?

[lateralisis]

Is it possible to baptist my daughter after Christmas and before New Year?
Maybe December 28.

The church doesn’t seem to allow baptism during December, maybe because the priest are on vacation during that month. My sisters are coming home during that month (works abroad), so that’s the only time I can have my daughter baptist with the presence of my complete family.

Thank you!! God Bless you all!! :tiphat: :whackadoo:

 

[ConstantineTG]

No, you cannot baptize ordinarily outside of church. Unless there is danger of death or persecution, you cannot baptize at home.

Why not look for another priest or parish?

 

[Phemie]

Is it possible to baptist my daughter after Christmas and before New Year?
Maybe December 28.

The church doesn’t seem to allow baptism during December, maybe because the priest are on vacation during that month. My sisters are coming home during that month (works abroad), so that’s the only time I can have my daughter baptist with the presence of my complete family.

Thank you!! God Bless you all!! :tiphat: :whackadoo:

The Church prefers that baptisms be celebrated on Sunday and I know some parishes won’t baptize during Advent, even if the Church doesn’t make such a rule.
Most parishes won’t celebrate Baptisms on Christmas Day, just because there is so much for the priest to do (although I know that the priest who’s overseeing our parish will have at least 5 or 6 at the Christmas Day Mass in the Mission where he’s the Pastor).

In our parish we always celebrate Baptism within Mass, usually at a Sunday Mass either Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. But in some cases, such as when Dad can’t be there on weekends because of his work schedule or a non-Catholic dad doesn’t feel comfortable at a packed Sunday Mass, we’ve had the celebration at a much more sparsely attended daily Mass. When that happened we tried to make it as joyous a celebration as possible with a small choir and baptismal hymns and acclamations.

Try asking your pastor if you could have the baptism at a daily Mass. He might go for that if you explain why you’d like to have it happen during the Octave of Christmas. It wouldn’t add more than 15 minutes to the total celebration of that Mass.

 

[1ke]

No, you may not do so unless your baby is in danger of death.

Talk to your priest and see what you can work out with him or with a deacon if one is available.

 

[puzzleannie]

Is it possible to baptist my daughter after Christmas and before New Year?
Maybe December 28.

The church doesn’t seem to allow baptism during December, maybe because the priest are on vacation during that month. My sisters are coming home during that month (works abroad), so that’s the only time I can have my daughter baptist with the presence of my complete family.

Thank you!! God Bless you all!! :tiphat: :whackadoo:

find out if one of the parishes has deacons serving who are also allowed to baptize. No it may not be in a home or public place unless it is an emergency situation, danger of death. Ordinarily private baptisms are discouraged but if you can show a good reason the parish may make an exception for you. Call around

Did you actually talk to a priest, or just to the secretary who told you when the next baptism date was scheduled? Call and talk to the priest himself.

 

[lateralisis]

Thank you all for the reply… I haven’t sought for any advice from any of the priest here nor their secretary. I tried asking here first before doing it so personally and all of you gave me a good and clear answers.

Maybe I’ll try to ask our local parish personally about the situation.

Thank you all and may God bless you… :clapping::tiphat::bowdown2:

 

[asia53]

The church doesn’t seem to allow baptism during December, maybe because the priest are on vacation during that month.

Vacation? Nope, not our priest anyway. He’s so busy during December, he usually takes a mini vacation (a couple of days), after New Year to recover some of his energy.

As others have said, talk to the priest. I know, our priest really worked with a couple of parents coordinating times, so all the out-of-town relatives could be here. It took major juggling of schedules.

 

[Mrs_Sally]

Thank you all for the reply… I haven’t sought for any advice from any of the priest here nor their secretary. I tried asking here first before doing it so personally and all of you gave me a good and clear answers.

Maybe I’ll try to ask our local parish personally about the situation.

Thank you all and may God bless you… :clapping::tiphat::bowdown2:

You must contact your parish to get this resolved. You should also be aware that most parishes require some preparation by the parents before a baptism, so you’ll want to get that started also.

Simply call and explain your situation giving the dates your sisters will be available. The sooner you call, the easier it will be to get everything scheduled.

God bless you and your baby.

 

[jimrob]

Baptism is a sacrament. It is for your daughter’s benefit, not your sister’s. Arrange for your daughter to be baptised at church as soon as possible. You can have the social occasion at another time when your sister is in town.

 

[Joan_M]

Is it possible to baptist my daughter after Christmas and before New Year?
Maybe December 28.

The church doesn’t seem to allow baptism during December, maybe because the priest are on vacation during that month. My sisters are coming home during that month (works abroad), so that’s the only time I can have my daughter baptist with the presence of my complete family.

Thank you!! God Bless you all!! :tiphat: :whackadoo:

Why would you wait until the end of December? It is the parents’ responsibility to have their children baptized in the first few weeks of their life, not months later.

 

[PatriceA]

Baptism is a sacrament. It is for your daughter’s benefit, not your sister’s. Arrange for your daughter to be baptised at church as soon as possible. You can have the social occasion at another time when your sister is in town.

Second this. The importance should be on the sacrament, not the family celebration. If family can be present, great, but not necessary. Its similar to couples putting more emphasis on the wedding reception than the actual wedding ceremony.

 

[Warrior1979]

Simply contact the parish. I don’t think it is unreasonable to request a baptism in a particular time frame so that family members can celebrate in the sacrament. As someone else noted, do this ASAP, because some preparation is required.