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Yes, indeed. I have already completed this preparation period.If a grown-up wants to become a Roman Catholic, they will need a period of preparation (catechesis) before they can be baptized.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rite_of_Christian_Initiation_of_Adults
it might be that one of the instructors would be able to arrange this for you, directly, or indirectly.Yes, indeed. I have already completed this preparation period.
Didn't marriages and baptisms always take place in a side chapel, in the so-called Corticela, which is the main site for the local parish that also serves as the parish for pilgrims and foreigners?That time meant that it wasn't done during the Pilgrim Mass, but later in a side chapel. Of course, that was likely in the 90s, and things may have changed since then.
Does anyone know whether Jordan Jones got baptised since 2014? And by whom and into what? I see that he published a book in 2021. Has anyone read it, are there any details about a baptism on the Camino in it?Beautifull idea. This tread of 2014 has some good solutions
Baptized on the Camino
- Thread starterJordan Jones
- Start date Jan 4, 2014
Frey writes:Didn't marriages and baptisms always take place in a side chapel, in the so-called Corticela, which is the main site for the local parish that also serves as the parish for pilgrims and foreigners?
https://lacorticela.es/sacramentos has the contact details (telephone and email address and name of parish priest at the bottom of the page).
See also ¿Cuál es la parroquia de los peregrinos?
In an unusual but noteworthy case, a thirty-year-old American disc jockey from Houston, Texas, was baptized on arrival from Roncesvalles after fulfilling the requisite spiritual training in the Unites States. To confirm the pilgrim's story, the Pilgrim's Office faxed Houston. In the delay, the baptism occurred, not at the Pilgrim's Mass, but later in another chapel in the cathedral
Frey writes:
She cites La Voz de Galicia, May 13, 1993 for the story. The last sentence makes it seem that, but for the delay for confirming the preparation, the pilgrim would have been baptized as part of the Pilgrim's Mass, rather than that all baptisms are done in the other chapel. Maybe it was the fact that he was a pilgrim that opened the possibility of having the rite performed at the Pilgrim's Mass. Or maybe Frey got it wrong.
Presumably your teachers were together enough to give you a completion certificate? (Not necessarily a given with volunteer operated things, I know...)Yes, indeed. I have already completed this preparation period.
Have you been baptized before, and are you a practicing Catholic, or seeking to be Catholic?Dear community,
I am planning to walk one of the Caminos this autumn.
As I have never been baptized, I love the idea of being baptized on the Camino, but could not find any information about it on the internet.
It looks like Santiago Cathedral had a page about it, but it has since been removed.
Do any of you live near a Camino and know of an English-speaking Roman Catholic priest who would be willing to do this?
Thank you!
And a sponsor.If a grown-up wants to become a Roman Catholic, they will need a period of preparation (catechesis) before they can be baptized.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rite_of_Christian_Initiation_of_Adults
A good place to be baptizaded, misterious and tranquile: between Irache and Los Arcos, close to Villamayor de Monjardin, in Navarre
Yes, I do have an official certificate, so this should not be a problem.Presumably your teachers were together enough to give you a completion certificate? (Not necessarily a given with volunteer operated things, I know...)
I grew up in a Catholic environment, but haven't ever been baptized before.Have you been baptized before, and are you a practicing Catholic, or seeking to be Catholic?
Thank you, everyone, for your answers and thoughts! It appears to me that the easiest way is getting in touch with my local community and see if they can organize something for me. Especially since I don't have godparents in Spain and my Spanish is rather limited, it would be quite a challenge to organize something directly there as it seems.
Yes, I do have an official certificate, so this should not be a problem.
I grew up in a Catholic environment, but haven't ever been baptized before.
You can check with the Marist Fathers at Monasterio Santa Cruz in Sahagun. They are English-speakers, and truly dedicated to pilgrims on a daily basis. Their chapel is splendid in a way much simpler than the cathedral. Contact Father Dani Fernandez Alcaraz at dani_f_a@ hotmail. com. If you need a sponsor I can stand up for you.
Thank you so much! I overlooked your post at first. I will gladly get in contact with Fr. Alcaraz as soon as I've decided on the dates!You can check with the Marist Fathers at Monasterio Santa Cruz in Sahagun. They are English-speakers, and truly dedicated to pilgrims on a daily basis. Their chapel is splendid in a way much simpler than the cathedral. Contact Father Dani Fernandez Alcaraz at dani_f_a@ hotmail. com. If you need a sponsor I can stand up for you.
Unfortunately, my godparents are very old and not able to travel anymore. I am still considering getting baptized over here, just for the sake of them being able to join.One benefit of asking Fr Manny to do the honors in Santiago, is that you could potentially meet your Godparents there at the end of your camino, and they could be part of the ceremony - as they should be. It would be very special, for everyone.
When the issue of godparents came up and how not having them in Spain was a barrier, my first thought was that (at least in a regular year) you are likely to meet and make close connections with other pilgrims, some of whom might very well be religious Catholics. Having a member of your "pilgrim family" stand in as a godparent when you are baptized on the Camino might be nice. On the other hand, there is the risk of it not happening, and you probably don't want to risk leaving Santiago still unbaptized, especially during a Holy Year when it can affect your ability to fulfil the requirements of the plenary indulgence.Thank you so much! I overlooked your post at first. I will gladly get in contact with Fr. Alcaraz as soon as I've decided on the dates!
Unfortunately, my godparents are very old and not able to travel anymore. I am still considering getting baptized over here, just for the sake of them being able to join.
well said!When the issue of godparents came up and how not having them in Spain was a barrier, my first thought was that (at least in a regular year) you are likely to meet and make close connections with other pilgrims, some of whom might very well be religious Catholics. Having a member of your "pilgrim family" stand in as a godparent when you are baptized on the Camino might be nice. On the other hand, there is the risk of it not happening, and you probably don't want to risk leaving Santiago still unbaptized, especially during a Holy Year when it can affect your ability to fulfil the requirements of the plenary indulgence.
And then I read that you have people you've already chosen as godparents who won't be able to travel. Much as it may be meaningful to be baptized in Santiago, it may be more meaningful to be baptized with these godparents. And if you start the Camino already baptized, that may make it easier to participate in Pilgrim Masses and accept the Eucharist along the way, which can be meaningful for religious Catholics.
In the end, it is up to you to know where, for yourself, the greatest meaning lies.
When the issue of godparents came up and how not having them in Spain was a barrier, my first thought was that (at least in a regular year) you are likely to meet and make close connections with other pilgrims, some of whom might very well be religious Catholics. Having a member of your "pilgrim family" stand in as a godparent when you are baptized on the Camino might be nice. On the other hand, there is the risk of it not happening, and you probably don't want to risk leaving Santiago still unbaptized, especially during a Holy Year when it can affect your ability to fulfil the requirements of the plenary indulgence.
And then I read that you have people you've already chosen as godparents who won't be able to travel. Much as it may be meaningful to be baptized in Santiago, it may be more meaningful to be baptized with these godparents. And if you start the Camino already baptized, that may make it easier to participate in Pilgrim Masses and accept the Eucharist along the way, which can be meaningful for religious Catholics.
In the end, it is up to you to know where, for yourself, the greatest meaning lies.
Very good point and worth serious consideration, especially in line with having your elderly godparents present if you are baptized before leaving. Whatever you decide, Vaya con Dios.And if you start the Camino already baptized, that may make it easier to participate in Pilgrim Masses and accept the Eucharist along the way, which can be meaningful for religious Catholics.
David has a good point. But you could still be baptized along the way right at the start.And if you start the Camino already baptized, that may make it easier to participate in Pilgrim Masses and accept the Eucharist along the way, which can be meaningful for religious Catholics.
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