Joseph's Baptism

On Saturday, Joseph was welcomed into the Catholic Church and Christened.



The day was surreal.



Absolutely amazing, overflowing with grace!



We were surrounded by the Holy Spirit and all of our closest family and friends.



Joseph is so loved!



The absolutely funniest thing about the day is that he was perfectly calm before and after the ceremony! He was also serenely quiet at the exact moment of the actual Baptism and during the annointing and blessings.



My heart is still overflowing with wonder of being a mother to this precious child.



He takes my breath away, every day!



One thing I want to always remember about our day is that the parish priest did little to prepare for Joseph's Baptism, but the priest was asked to Baptize him went above and beyond to make the day memorable and holy. The priest that baptized Joseph is our former pastor and walked us through many years of infertility and adoption struggles. He always reminded us of our sacramental vows and love for one another and that the cross we were bearing was somehow necessary for the body of Christ. Anyway, he told us that the holy water was really cold and he did not want to use really cold holy water for Joseph's Baptism. He said that when he was pastor he would always warm water to use for baptisms to help the babies be less startled, but since he did not live there anymore he had no way to warm the water. So, creativity took over and he poured the holy water he was going to use into a crystal glass and passed it around during the ceremony in the hopes that all of the guests' hands would help warm the water. I thought "How much Joseph is loved that everyone here took their turn warming theHoly Water that would be used to welcome him into Christ's family." Now that is not something you hear every day.



Besides the fact that he worked so hard making sure everyone knew his voice, the crystal glass being passed around is a memory that will be with me always.



He looked gorgeous, but of course I am a bit partial!