baptismal service

Church water ceremony

A baptismal service is a religious ceremony in which baptism is performed—the ritual of applying water to welcome someone into the Christian faith.

The service typically includes prayers, Scripture readings, and the baptism itself, whether by immersion or sprinkling: The baptismal service for the twins is scheduled for Sunday.

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catechumen · robe · candle · prayer · sacrament · christening · hymn · godparent · rebirth · new life · sign of the cross · laying on of hands · priest · salvation · name day · deacon · sanctification · white dress

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life stage ritual

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Ceremony for the deceased

funeral · burial service · memorial service · requiem mass · funeral mass

religious membership status

baptismal serviceexcommunication

Formal barring from sacraments

disfellowshipping · defrocking · anathema

Family

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