Table Talk: Holy Baptism

Holy Baptism

The First Sunday after Epiphany is also known as the Baptism of our Lord. Holy Baptism is full initiation by water and the Holy Spirit into the Church.We baptize people in the name of the Father…the Son…and the Holy Spirit. Sometimes we call the Father the Creator. We call the Son the Redeemer. We call the Holy Spirit the Sustainer. People are baptized at all ages, from babies through the very old. We ask the person about to be baptized questions, or the parents or godparents if they are babies. We say prayers for them. We name the person also. We say the person’s name, and then we say “I baptize you in the name of the Father…and the son…and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.” Then we say, “You are sealed by the Holy Spirit in baptism and marked as Christ’s own forever. Amen.”

Table Talk Questions

1.   What does it mean to be baptized?

2.   Why do you think the Father is called the Creator?

3.   I wonder if we have to be baptized for God to love us?

4.   Recall times when your child has witnessed a Baptism, or maybe even their own. Access the Google Drive for activities to support this lesson: Baptism

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