Can my child have a Catholic baptism without godparents?
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Anonymous
| We had a proxy stand in for one of our son's godparents. Congrats op! |
Anonymous
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DH is Catholic and I am not but our kids are being raised Catholic. We had a similar problem in finding Catholic friends who could be godparents. Our closest friends aren't even Christian. We ended up finding out a couple of long time friends, who currently aren't religious, were Catholic. We also had my sister-in-law stand in for my friend who couldn't make it.
On the other issue, you can wait. Due to serious illness and a parent with terminal cancer, we didn't baptize my DD until she was 3. Just join a church and talk with your priest. |
Anonymous
| my parents didnt have their act together so i was baptized late too. my odd wasnt but my ydd will need too (shes 2 now) but I''ll probably do it at the same time as her sisters confirmation next spring. We will be doing Catholic preschool so it needs to get done. In my church they too said at least one practicing godparent. I have a married couple practicing Catholic friends so it'll all work out. |
Anonymous
| First of all when correcting one another, do it with Christian love. There is no need to be rude and short. It just makes Catholics and all Christians look bad. Of course baptism the sooner the better is ideal, but it's not mandatory the first couple of weeks. Some parishes only baptize once a month. Our God and savior is loving and based on circumstances knows our intentions and motivations. |
Anonymous
| We did it super late w/#2. He was 4yo (I know, the shame.) We had only one Catholic godparent. The church made us go to a seminar with the priest but the godparents were out of town so they did not have to do so. Both my kids go to religious education and will participate in all the sacraments. |
Anonymous
Of course you can wait. My son was baptized at the church on viers mill when he was 4. |
Anonymous
Pssst...this thread is around five years old. Hopefully the troll has found some peace during that time 
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Anonymous
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For all you folks having trouble finding any active Catholic friends to be your kids' godparents, I have a secret to tell you. Pssssst...I know where they're all hiding!
Seriously, don't wait until you want your kid baptized to come back to church. |
Anonymous
| Our godparents are out of state and were unable to travel for the baptism. We were told we could use a stand in who represented them, and they (the out of staters) would be the official godparents. This was with the DC diocese. |
Anonymous
You can wait a few months, no problem at all. Signed, Someone born and raised in the midst of Catholic faith |
Anonymous
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We are lapsed Catholics and my son's godparents aren't. They however are the only people we wanted as godparents so we held our christening at an Espicopalian church. Everyone we wanted was involved and it was a sweet ceremony.
My son and I don't go to church regularly but do go and we definitely discuss religion at home. This was the best solution for our family; hopefully you can find one that works for you. |
Anonymous
| If you are not an active, documented member of a church, they won't baptize your kid anyways. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
Yes! We have had a few parishioners befriend new families and later act as Confirmation sponsors, etc. I am active in my church and enjoy meeting new families. I would be honored if a family I had befriended asked me to be a godparent. |
Anonymous
| The Godparent is responsible for praying for your child and that's it. As the priest and he will find you someone. I'm sure there are some lovely old ladies in the church who would be delighted! |