ST. Patrick's Old Cathedral
263 Mulberry Street, New York, NY, 10012
tel: 212-226-8075, fax: 212-226-1219
263 Mulberry Street, New York, NY, 10012
tel: 212-226-8075, fax: 212-226-1219
The Sacrament of Baptism welcomes a newborn into the Catholic Church as well as into a specific parish. Therefore, it is best that she/he be baptized where the parent(s) currently worship on Sundays. If you are a member of the Parish of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral - meaning that you worship here on Sundays – your child should be baptized here. If, for a good reason, you want to have your baby baptized at another church, you need to fulfill their requirements in preparation for the sacrament.
As a member of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral you need to do the following in preparation of your child’s baptism here:
1. Call the Parish Office to register for the Baptism Preparation Class. They are generally held on the first Monday of each month starting at 7:00 PM sharp and will end at 8:30 PM. All parents and godparents are to attend the class.
2. Please schedule your baby’s Baptism for the last Sunday of any month, after the 12:45 Mass. There are no Baptisms during Lent. According to the liturgy of the Church, the very best time for Baptism is at the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night.
3. After you and the godparents have completed the class and have received a Certificate of Completion, you can call the Parish Office to arrange for the Baptism. Please schedule your baby's Baptism for the last Sunday of the month, after the 12:45 Mass. If a good reason, the baptism can be celebrated on another Sunday during the month, but always after the 12:45 Mass. There are no Baptisms during Lent, According ot the ancient liturgy of the Church, the very best time for Baptism is at the Easter Vigil, on Holy Saturday night.
4. Anticipate receiving a letter from us confirming the date and alerting you to other matters pertaining to the Baptism (i.e. where to sit in church). It is important that you attend the 12:45 Mass and be seated in the front rows at least ten minutes before the start of Mass.
If you are not a member of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral you need to do the above as well as obtain a letter from the pastor of your parish church acknowledging that your child is to be baptized here. This is to be done before you attend our Baptism Preparation Class.
Keep in mind:
1. Both parents need to attend the class unless you are a single- parent family. One parent needs to be a Catholic.
2. The Godparents need to attend the class with you. However, may may provide us with a letter attesting they have completed a preparartion course in their home parish. Both godparents must be baptized Chistians. at least one must be Catholic.
3. Children over the age of three need to be prepared for baptism in way appropriate for their age. Consult your Pastor.
4. Children over the age of seven need to enter a sacramental religious education program to prepare them for Baptism and First Holy Communion. Consult your Pastor.
5. Although you may have attended the Class in preparation for the baptism of a previous child, we ask you attend the class again for your newborn. It is important to become acquaited with the priest or deacon who will be baptizing your child.
6. If the parents and godparents cannot attend the same class, they may complete the requirements by attending separate classes on different months.
7. Visiting priests are invited to attend baptims and may administer the sacrament. All baptisms are celebrated in community after the 12:45 Sunday Mass. There are no "private baptisms".
263 Mulberry Street
New York, NY 10012
Tel: (212) 226-8075
Fax: (212) 226-1219
E-mail: info@oldcathedral.org
Monday - Friday
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
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