Celebrating Baptismal Anniversaries

Hello beautiful moms!

It's been 3 years since my last post here. Life is busy with two preschoolers and all the daily task in the house, not to mention the long distance relationship with Hubby.

Baptismal days are said to be our birthday in the Christian Church. The day when we are cleansed physically and spiritually. The day when we received the sign of Jesus Christ.

It was three years ago when we started celebrating baptismal anniversaries. We make the day special by gathering together, lighting up blessed candles, and saying a family prayer service like this one from Loyola Press. After the prayer service is my favorite part where everyone will dip their fingers in the Holy Water and make the sign of the cross on each others forehead followed by a tight hug.

So here's  a short clip when we celebrated Lady M's recent baptismal anniversary.

"Today, at home, go look, ask about the date of your Baptism and that way you will keep in mind that most beautiful day of Baptism. To know the date of our Baptism is to know a blessed day. The danger of not knowing is that we can lose awareness of what the Lord has done in us, the memory of the gift we have received. Thus, we end up considering it only as an event that took place in the past – and not by our own will but by that of our parents – and that it has no impact on the present. We must reawaken the memory of our Baptism. We are called to live out our Baptism every day as the present reality of our lives." - Pope Francis

How do you celebrate your baptismal anniversaries? Let us know!