Last November 2015, we had our dear Isay baptized as a Christian.
The husband and I decided on OLAP in Mindanao Avenue since they offer private baptism, an air-conditioned room and the location is also good since it was near our house.
2 months before our target date, I called their office and asked if our preferred date was still available. They do not book through phone so they advised us to go to their office instead and bring a copy of our daughter's birth certificate. We paid around 2,500 pesos and registered the list of sponsors. The fee includes the 30 minute baptismal rite, 2 candles for major sponsors and a cloth (bib like) to be worn on top of the baptismal clothes during the ceremony.
We have 12 sponsors for Baby Isay so I had to DIY baptismal candles. I used small sized candles from St. Pauls. The ribbons and flower are from National Bookstore. I think I spent less than 100 pesos for these.
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| Dress, headband and shoes from SM Department Store |
We had the 10:00 ~ 10:30 ceremony, the priest arrived and started immediately. It was a very solemn and elaborate christening. Aside from the usual pouring of water on our baby's head, we were also asked to kneel and our sponsors gathered around us.
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| Blessing by the priest, daddy and mommy |
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| Sponsors (Ninang Jem) |
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| Pouring of water |
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| Why so scared little girl? |
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| Prayers from the sponsors |
The ceremony did not took that long, after this we were still given a chance to take photos.
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| Lolos, Lolas, Ninongs, and Ninangs |
Baptismal certificate can be claimed after a month. Just keep the receipt ;)
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