Photos from Angel's Baptism

April 3, 2010--Holy Saturday

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1. Exorcism

2. Prayer

3. Prayers before Baptism

4. Blessing the Water

5. Taking Oil from Hands of the Sponsor

6. Anointing with Oil

7. Baptism--First Immersion

8. Third Immersion

9. Chrismation

10. Chrismation

11. Tonsure

12. Putting on Baptismal Garment

13. Prayers for the Newly-baptised

14. Blessing

15. Putting on the Cross

16. Around the Baptismal Font

17. Angel Reads the Epistle in Chinese

18. Prayer

19. Receiving Holy Communion

20. Sponsor Pelagia, Newly-baptised Angel, and Fr. Jonah

21. Pelagia and Angel

 

Watch a short video of the Procession around the Baptismal Font. 

Text:  As many of you as have been baptised into Christ, have put on Christ.  Alleluia. (in Greek and English)

Angel has just been baptised and chrismated with the Holy Chrism (oil) and put on the cross and symbolic garments of Christ.  The procession is led with the priest in the role of Christ, with the newly-baptised Angel and her sponsor Pelagia.

 

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