Guidebook for Baptism

This guidebook is subtitled "In Accordance with the new Code of Canon Law; Twenty One Questions Frequently Asked by Christian Parents and Godparents and the Complete Rite of Baptism for One Child." Table of Contents Proloque - p5 A Homily on Baptism by Pope John Paul 11 - p5 Part One: Essential Doctrine On Baptism Questions 1 To 14 - p13 1. What Is Baptism? - p13 2. Who Instituted The Sacrament Of Baptism? - p14 3. Did The Apostles Administer The Sacrament Of Baptism ? - p16 4. What Are The Principal Effects Of Baptism? - p18 5. How Often May Baptism Be Received? - p23 6. Why Is Baptism Necessary For The Salvation Of All Men? - p25 7. Is Baptism Of Water The Only Kind Of Baptism? - p31 8. Can Infants Or Babies Go To Heaven If They Die Without Baptism? - p36 9. What Is Limbo? - p37 10. What Elements Compose Baptism ? - p42 11. How Is Baptism Administered? - p44 12. Who Can Be Baptized? - p48 13. Why Is It That Sometimes People Are Re-Baptized? - p51 14. Who Is The Ordinary Minister Of Baptism? - p53 The Essentials Of Lay Baptism - p55 Part Two: Some Pastoral Considerations: Questions 15 To 21 - p56 15. What Important Points Should Be Kept In Mind Regarding The Baptism Of Infants And Fetuses? - p56 16. What Does The Child To Be Baptized Promise Through His Parents And Godparents? - p59 17. Who Should Be Chosen As Godparents For Baptism? - p61 18. Why Is The Child Given The Name Of A Saint At Baptism? - p65 19. Where Should Baptism Take Place? - p65 20. What Persons Should Be Baptized According To The Rite Prescribed For Adults? - p67 21. When And How Are Converts Baptized? - p69 Part Three: Baptism For One Child- p77