New Christian
I dedicate this page to my little nephew, who recently became one of the newest members of the Catholic church and the Christian faith. His baptism was a very proud moment for his loving parents and for all of us.
Congratulations, Nathaniel John!
Dear Nathan, gift from above
May the joy you bring us never stop
You are an angel from the very start
Bringing us all together and touching our hearts
We thank the Lord for giving us the chance
To hold you dearly and love you so
To gaze upon your wondrous smile
To share your dreams and watch you grow
This day of your baptism you may not recall
But the essence of it be in your soul
Someday you will come to know
How you warmed our hearts this day and made yourself glow
My sister decided to do the traditional baptismal rites of immersion, where the baby's body is totally submerged in water. But I think the church attendant forgot to turn the fountain's water heater on--water was so cold so the minister decided not to do total immersion.
In his cute little baptismal outfit
10 comments:
nathan looks so adorable in his baptismal outfit! welcome to the christian world, little one!
he is indeed so adorable, so charming and so cute!
nathan is such a cutie. inig abot ni charles junior, duha na sila that will make your world go round. and you did an awesome job on the poem. i hope makabasa na si nathan oi.hehehe soon.
Thanks cuz! We missed you and Ben at the baptism. But it's ok--kita ra ta next time :)
Keth--thank you!
Hi Chi! It took me hours to write that poem, haha! Dili gyud ko writer uy! I wish I could have done that in a breeze. I'll save a copy of this link for Nathan to read when he is able to :-)
Ate Liza, is that how it is done there? ...babies are stripped off their clothes for baptism (?) ...that's really how it should be diba. Here in Pinas it's just the hat we take off. Kay ang bata matun-ogan daw. =)
Hi Maris! I think it depends on the practices of the parish, the priest or the parents as well. For most parishes, they only pour water on the baby's head--same as commonly practiced in the Philippines. But there are several parishes who allow the traditional baptism through immersion. I actually think it's pretty cool! :-)
nice pictures. beautiful poem. I'd like to have that printed and shown to Nathan when he is older. He is so blessed to have you as aunt and ninang. thanks a lot sis....
Thanks Sis! It was such a joy to be part of it and I am honored that you trust me that much to make me his ninang! Love you! :-)
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