Excited to finally become officially Catholic

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You’ll love the Church :cool:

Especially how much reverence we give to the Holy Scriptures.

Pax
 
I was baptized Catholic as an infant while my wife was not. Obviously I’ll be talking to my priest about this but I’m sure some of you knowledgeable people know, would I be able to be “re-baptized”? I would love it if my wife and I could do it together.
 
St_Redemption said:
I was baptized Catholic as an infant while my wife was not. Obviously I’ll be talking to my priest about this but I’m sure some of you knowledgeable people know, would I be able to be “re-baptized”? I would love it if my wife and I could do it together.
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Unfortunately no, you wouldn’t be able to be ‘re-baptized’. The Church maintains that once a Catholic, always a Catholic. That is, (as the Creed maintains) “one baptism for the forgiveness of sins”. You could maybe renew your baptismal vows with your wife though, which might be a good thing to do.

(For the record, I’m not saying ‘unfortunately’ to mean there’s anything bad about not being able to get a second baptism, only that you might be disappointed since you wanted to do that, I wasn’t sure how to phrase it.)
 
Trekker47 said:
Unfortunately no, you wouldn’t be able to be ‘re-baptized’. The Church maintains that once a Catholic, always a Catholic. That is, (as the Creed maintains) “one baptism for the forgiveness of sins”. You could maybe renew your baptismal vows with your wife though, which might be a good thing to do.

(For the record, I’m not saying ‘unfortunately’ to mean there’s anything bad about not being able to get a second baptism, only that you might be disappointed since you wanted to do that, I wasn’t sure how to phrase it.)
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Okay awesome

Thanks for the reply 🙂
 
I came home to the Catholic Church 25 years ago. My husband was baptized 7 years ago. We have never looked back. Welcome home.
 
I feel REALLY good about it. Thanks for the encouragement guys 🙂
 
St_Redemption said:
I was baptized Catholic as an infant while my wife was not. Obviously I’ll be talking to my priest about this but I’m sure some of you knowledgeable people know, would I be able to be “re-baptized”? I would love it if my wife and I could do it together.
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Assuming you haven’t been confirmed, you can go through RCIA together. That’s why I said talk to your parish ASAP, most RCIA sessions have begun. Our candidates and catechumens will be having their “Rite of Welcome/Acceptance” on the first Sunday in Advent.
 
Welcome home to you both. Prayers ascending for you during this time of discernment.

Have you completed RCIA yet? 🙂
 
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