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jkylie
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Baptism ....waited too long! :-(
jkylie
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So i haven't had DD baptized yet (catholic) for a couple of reasons. 1. I have just been sooo busy. 2. All of our family lives out state so finding a date and time that would work for them has been hard. 3. I dont really know anyone that is Catholic (anymore) that we would have considered to be DDs Godparents. All my siblings are now protestant and so are my friends.
Anyway, so this weekend after mass I talked to our priest about it and told him i was upset and wanted to get her baptized soon and come to find out that the baby's Grandparents (my parents are catholic) can also be her GODparents! I had no idea.
So I was wondering if any of you have encountered something similar? And now my dilemma: both parents or just one!
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Re: Baptism ....waited too long! :-(
You didn't wait too long! At our baptism class, there was a 2 YO who was getting baptized. Any age is fine.
Are you planning on having more kids? If so, I would just ask one of your parents and then someone else to be the second godparent. You just need one Catholic godparent (the other is a witness) so that way if your other parent can be the Catholic godparent for #2. Does that make sense?
It was difficult to coordinate with our families too.
My brother couldn't make it, but we just had to pick at date, finally. GL with your scheduling!
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Why not both!
I haven't encountered these issues as we don't really have a religion, but I have a close friend who is Catholic and had a terrible time trying to schedule a time for the Baptism of her son since the Godparents are out of state. She just recently had him baptized at 18 months and ended up being able to use a proxy to stand in for the Godfather who wasn't able to schedule a flight in time.
I'm not Catholic, but my older sister was recently baptized, so I did know that family could be godparents. I *believe* her grandparent-in-laws are her godparents.
From what I understand, they just have to be in good standing with the church (regular Sunday attendance, confession, etc).
I personally would do both parents so no one would feel slighted or left out!
I know i didn't really wait too long, but I feel like I have!
OH and my mother made a really snotty comment to me the other day "you better hurry up bc you are going to regret it if something happens"..WTH mom!! I immediately responded "MOTHER, NO I WONT!!!"
Thanks ladies for the encouragement. I think we might just ask ONE parent for this child and the other for the next child. That way also, I can have my sister be a witness and then my brother be a witness (paired with our parents).
I kind of feel bad leaving out DH's family but they aren't Catholic and refuse to call a baptism a "Baptism", the continually call it a dedication or a christening which if you are Catholic you know what I mean. Obviously it is more important to me than them, you know what i mean? Also, DH doesn't practice Catholicism either.
We are Catholic as well and initially chose not to baptize Noah in the Catholic Church for two major reasons 1) I begged hubby to get married in the Church and the priest was HORRIBLE, so he was not feeling introducing Noah to the Church 2) We have Catholic friends but they are not practicing and therefore even though they are Godparents they are not good enough. Then the pastor that was going to baptize him had an emergency and we had to cancel it. Fast forward he is still not baptized. ( I have decided that it is a sign and we need to baptize him in the Church
I say pick both parents...when Noah eventually gets baptized he will have 8 godparents