last sunday, august 6, 2006, marked as the baptism day of my second little angel, miguel noah. we got ready around 3:45pm, the ceremony starts at 4:30pm. some of his godparents were already waiting inside the church. the ceremony started exactly on time and it was very solemn. we listened to the readings and homily. the babies were baptized in oil and water. the lighting of the candle was done by one of the godparents and during the baptism with water, noah cringed a bit, so some water went to his eyes.. good thing he didn't really mind at all hehe.. :)
i can't help but compare how it was done back in our country and here in sg. in pinas, the sacrament of baptism was paid in cash. then there is just a certain number only of godparents who could be enlisted. the rest, you have to pay an amount per head. i'm not really sure with other churches, but definitely we pay for the ceremony. you also provide for your own candles. while here, we were so astounded when we called up the parish office to register and ask the payment. the secretary told us its free! wow that was weird.. she just told us that we must attend a seminar with the godparents, thats it! during the ceremony, they provided for everything. we just brought ourselves and noah. i guess it's really a way for them also to gain more catholics within this country.
oh well, after the ceremony, picture takings of all sorts. most of our friends brought their cameras so we stood for a few minutes in the altar, me holding noah and guests lining up one by one. it was really fun having them all there and sharing the moment. we proceeded at our house to have some dinner. of course the house was filled with friends here and there, and we are very thankful to all those who came. :)
welcome noah baby to the christian world! - love: mami, dadi and nixon
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