baptismal rites
Water blessing ceremony
Baptismal rites are the ceremonial procedures surrounding baptism—the Christian sacrament of initiation through water.
These vary by denomination but typically include prayers, blessings, anointing with oil, and the central act of immersion or sprinkling.
The rites may involve godparents, renunciation of sin, and profession of faith: The baptismal rites lasted nearly an hour.
- ChristianityFaith based on Jesus
- AnglicanismEnglish Protestant denomination
- immersionState of being submerged
- CatholicismPapal Christian denomination
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
white garment · white robe · Lutheranism · Protestantism · forgiveness · catechumen · candle · godparents · anointing · font · Anabaptism · rebirth · born again · sprinkling · water · John the Baptist · salvation · infant
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Sacrament for the dying
funeral rites · burial rites · death rites · requiem mass · confirmation
baptismal ritesexcommunication
Formal barring from sacraments
anathema · shunning · interdict · disfellowship · damnation
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Ceremonies for the departed
funerary rites · mourning rituals · obsequies · memorial service · wake