| This part of the rite is called the exorcism. It's not as scary as the movies, it's just to get out all evil spirits before the baptism. |
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Confessing my beliefs and faith in the Holy Trinity as expressed in the doctine of the Church. |
| Being anointed with oil before baptism. |
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The tank we used was leaky and over-full so when I went under it all spilled out. |
| In the Orthodox Church are baptized 3 times in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit according to the ancient practice of the Church. |
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After baptism is a second sacrament of the church, Chrismation. Here we are anointed with oil and are sealed by the Holy Spirit. |
| After being baptized we are dressed in white clothes. |
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The hair is cut and burned as our first offering to God. Usually Orthodox are baptized as babies and hair is all they can give as an offering. |
| Being led in procession around the baptismal font. |
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My first communion. Though it is not nessesary, Father usually likes to do a baptism as part of the liturgy because this is the ancient practice. |
| Final prayers. |
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Father and I together. The icon is St. Seraphim, my patron saint. Father is also my godfather and he gave it to me as well as the cross on my necklace. |
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