Photos from Pyotr's (Peter's) Baptism

May 8, 2011

(click on each photo to see a larger version)

1. Exorcism

2. I Do Renounce the Devil

3. Godmother Recites the Nicene Creed

4. Blessing the Water

5. Blessing the Water

6. Anointing with Oil

7. Godmother Rubs on Oil

8. Immersion

9. Baptism

10. Back to Mama's Arms

11. Chrismation

12. Anointing with Holy Chrism

13. And Trample Over Scorpions

14. Laying on of Hands

15. Godmother Puts Cross on Peter

16. Peter Wears His New Cross

17. Around the Baptismal Font with Godmother

18. As Many as Have Been Baptised into Christ

19. Again Around the Font

20. Papa Maksim, Godmother Anna, Mama Galina with Baby Pyotr

21. I'm Exhausted

22. Peter's First Communion

23. Receive the Body of Christ

24. Godmother Anna Receive Holy Communion

 

May God grant Pyotr, his parents Galina and Maksim, and his Godmother Anna Many Years Многая лета!

Click for singing of Многая лета (Many Years) for the newly-baptised Peter, his parents and godmother.

To watch a  short video of the Procession around the Baptismal Font,

connect to YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okuNzZdHJrY

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

Pyotr 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 Pyotr carried by his godmother Anna and accompanied by his mother Galina.

 

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