Eastern "style" of Baptism

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Hello, everybody!

Recently I came across something that was quite interesting. I’ve read this topic where it reads that one priest should administer the water and to pronounce the Trinitarian formula in order for a Baptism to be valid. In the East (usually among Old calendarists) we have a practice for a deacon to administer the water (usually to immerse a child three times) and for a priest to say the words. Now I know that the Eastern formula is not “I baptize you”, but “The servant of God is baptized…etc.” and that the Eastern logic of Baptisms is not the same as the Western, but is this something common among the Eastern Catholics? Any thoughts?

 

[Alexandria2020]

I’m Syro-Malabar Catholic and our texts have the following:
(only the priest can administer the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, and Confirmation). After the de-latinizations that happened 12-15 years ago in the Church, the sacraments of Confirmation and Holy Communion are administered along with Baptism.

Baptism is given by immersing the child in the water thrice; or by making the child sit in the water and pouring the water over the head thrice in the form of the cross; or by pouring the water over the head thrice in the form of the cross.

C: ('Name of the child) is baptized in the name of the

Father

Resp: Amen.

C: and of the Son

Resp: Amen.

C: and of the Holy Spirit

Resp: Amen.

after baptism and confirmation… the priest says the following:

The celebrant after dipping his thumb in
Myron and recites the following formula
anoints the candidate on his (her) forehead
in the form of the cross.

C: (Name), having been baptized, is now

perfected and confirmed. In the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

A: Amen.

 

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Ok, but do you have the practice of one priest (or deacon) immersing the child and another to say the Trinitarian formula?

 

[Alexandria2020]

Ok, but do you have the practice of one priest (or deacon) immersing the child and another to say the Trinitarian formula?

no, this is administered by one priest. I remember going to this baptism ceremony - where 3 priests were invited. but only 1 priest administered the sacraments to the child.