Posted on 03/27/2008 2:47:32 PM PDT by Salvation
A picture in the Sentinel(print) also of a guide dog for one of the catachumens being blessed by this priest.
Ping!
Oops, the visually impaired person was a candidate, not a catachumen..........my mistake!
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And, the end of the day, that is it. That is what the Church is all about. Great article.
Baptismal pool? What? I thought those Catholics only sprinkled????
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They weren't really dunked. They knelt in the water and Fr. B took big handsful of water and sloshed 'em real good.
We can have whichever the bishop desires. As long as the priest follows the correct baptismal rite.
Interesting note: some of the newest churches are implementing full or semi dunk tanks.
New Advent says that:
Baptismal Font
A basin or vase, serving as a receptacle for baptismal water in which the candidate for baptism is immersed, or over which he is washed, in the ceremony of Christian initiation.
Note: my previous comment was intended to be just a tad bit snarky...
The thing I wonder about when churches rent large pools for Easter Vigil is what they do with all that holy water afterward when they don’t need the pool anymore.
I think they said it was a Bumpy Poole....maybe a jetted tub? ;)
“It is a true joy watching the faith of these people unfold and seeing the jubilation they display upon entering the church,” says Bumpy Poole, who leads the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults at St. Edward.
Yah, I realized that afterwards.
Thanks.
They give it to the Vatican Navy.
For the job -- Peter complained to Paul
My baptismal pool is way too small
To save time -- Paul replied
Keep then uncircumsized
And don't teach any diet at all
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Funny name, isn’t it?
Had a gut feeling a year ago that this was becoming a trend.
Most excellant.
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