February 5 was supposed to be the day that the feast of the Presentation of the Lord was moved to. In our minds, that is the occasion on which Antonio was baptized. We are presenting him to God in thanksgiving for having blessed us with the responsibility of raising him as our son. :)
But first, a few pix from Antonio's photo shoot in preparation for the big day!
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| Antonio in becik (baptismal pillow) made by his great-great
grandmother. Baptised before him in the same becik: his big sister
Natalka, mom, his maternal grandmother and aunt, and his maternal
great-grandmother! |
Antonio was baptized at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic church in Ellicott City, MD at 1pm, in a private ceremony (not our choice).
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| Requesting baptism for Antonio Fernando. |
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| Deacon blessing Antonio. |
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| Anointing crown of head. |
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| Anointing chest. |
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| Receiving his baptismal candle. |
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| Antonio being baptized with holy water. Hardest moment was handing Antonio over to his godmother for the pouring of water. Symbolic in how he does not belong to me, but to the Lord, and hence my job includes surrounding him with positive role models. |
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| Daddy loving on Antonio. |
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| Mommy loving on Antonio. |
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| Receiving baptismal certificate. Note our faces, lol. |
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| Family of 4! |
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| By the Black Madonna tapestry, with Babcia & Dziadek. |
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| Antonio's baptism cake. |
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| With godfather Mike and his wife Liz and son Nick. |
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| With godmother Yessenia and her husband Tyler. |
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Thank you all for sharing my special day!
To see big sister Natalia's baptism, go here. |
