SACRAMENT | Baptizing Your Child in Mattapan-Dorchester, MA
By Baptism, we become members of the Church, the Body of Christ.
Parents are invited to contact our parish office to make arrangement for their child baptism in the Catholic Church.
All adults who are not yet baptized, or who have not yet made their First Holy Communion or Confirmation are invited to participate in the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) program. They can call the parish office during offices.
Call our parish office during office hours for an appointment with one of our priests at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel's Parish.
Baptism and Christian Initiation
By Baptism, we become members of the Church, the Body of Christ.
The origin and foundation of Christian Baptism is Jesus. Before starting his public ministry, Jesus submitted himself to the baptism given by John the Baptist. The waters did not purify him; he cleansed the waters. . . . Jesus did not need to be baptized because he was totally faithful to the will of his Father and free from sin. However, he wanted to show his solidarity with human beings in order to reconcile them with the Father. By commanding his disciples to baptize all nations, he established the means by which people would die to sin – Original and actual – and begin to live a new life with God.
In Baptism, the Holy Spirit moves us to answer Christ's call to holiness. In Baptism, we are asked to walk by the light of Christ and to trust in his wisdom. We are invited to submit our hearts to Christ with ever-deeper love.
