Baptism Guidebook

BAPTISM GUIDEBOOK

Revised and Published in November 2024 in USA by

TATAY JOBO ELIZES, Self-Publisher,

under the permission and authorization of

Dr. Luis Esteban Latorre,

author and owner of the copyright to this book.

Table of Contents

Proloque - p5

A-- Homily on Baptism by Pope John Paul

11 - p5

Part One: Essential Doctrine On Baptism

Questions 1 To 14 - p12

1-- What Is Baptism? - p13

2-- Who Instituted The Sacrament Of

Baptism? - p13

3-- Did The Apostles Administer The

Sacrament Of Baptism ? - p15

4-- What Are The Principal Effects Of

Baptism? - p17

5-- How Often May Baptism Be

Received? - p20

6-- Why Is Baptism Necessary For The

Salvation Of All Men? - p23

7-- Is Baptism Of Water The Only Kind

Of Baptism? - p28

8-- Can Infants Or Babies Go To

Heaven If They Die Without

Baptism? - p32

9-- What Is Limbo? - p33

10-- What Elements Compose

Baptism ? - p37

11-- How Is Baptism Administered?

- p39

12-- Who Can Be Baptized? - p42

13-- Why Is It That Sometimes People

Are Re-Baptized? - p46

14-- Who Is The Ordinary Minister Of

Baptism? - p47

The Essentials Of Lay Baptism - p49

Part Two: Some Pastoral Considerations:

Questions 15 To 21 - p50

15-- What Important Points Should Be

Kept In Mind Regarding The

Baptism Of Infants And

Fetuses? - p50

16-- What Does The Child To Be

Baptized Promise Through His

Parents And Godparents? - p53

17--Who Should Be Chosen As

Godparents For Baptism? - p55

18-- Why Is The Child Given The

Name Of A Saint At Baptism?

- p58

19-Where Should Baptism Take

Place? - p58

20-What Persons Should Be

Baptized According To The Rite

Prescribed For Adults? - p60

21-- When And How Are Converts

Baptized? - p62

Part Three: Baptism For One Child - p69

Special Appendix - p85

About the Author - p104

Prologue

A Homily on Baptism

by Pope John Paul II

In 1982 the Holy Father, John Paul II visited England and Wales. The overall theme for the Roman Pontiff's pastoral visit to Britain was the seven Sacraments. In Westminster Cathedral (London), he baptized four people; in Southward Cathedral, he anointed the sick; he administered the Sacrament of Confirmation in Coventry, ordained 12 men in Manchester, gave First Holy Communion to a group of children in Cardiff, and spoke extensively about the Sacraments of Penance and Matrimony in Liverpool and York, respectively. We give below the main points of the Holy Father's homily on Baptism.

In Baptism we are drawn into the community of faith.

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