Baptism

The Natick Catholic Community looks forward to welcoming your child into our Catholic Family through the sacrament of Baptism. 

Baptisms are celebrated the Second & Third Sundays of the month at 1:00 pm. Please call the Rectory at (508) 653-1093 to schedule baptisms and for additional information.

Natick Catholic Community is using “Belonging: Baptism in the Family of God” to help parents, and prospective godparents, better understand the importance of this sacrament in the life of your child and your family. This online preparation program will allow you to complete the Baptism requirements in your own home at your own pace. If you would prefer to meet directly with one of our parish priests for baptism preparation, please call the office at (508) 653-1093. 

CHAPTER IV.

SPONSORS

Can. 872 Insofar as possible, a person to be baptized is to be given a sponsor who assists an adult in Christian initiation or together with the parents presents an infant for baptism. A sponsor also helps the baptized person to lead a Christian life in keeping with baptism and to fulfill faithfully the obligations inherent in it.

Can. 873 There is to be only one male sponsor or one female sponsor or one of each.

Can. 874 §1. To be permitted to take on the function of sponsor a person must:

1 be designated by the one to be baptized, by the parents or the person who takes their place, or in their absence by the pastor or minister and have the aptitude and intention of fulfilling this function;

2/ have completed the sixteenth year of age, unless the diocesan bishop has established another age, or the pastor or minister has granted an exception for a just cause;

3/ be a Catholic who has been confirmed and has already received the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist and who leads a life of faith in keeping with the function to be taken on;

4/ not be bound by any canonical penalty legitimately imposed or declared;

5/ not be the father or mother of the one to be baptized.

§2. A baptized person who belongs to a non-Catholic ecclesial community is not to participate except together with a Catholic sponsor and then only as a witness of the baptism.

Please review the video below as you consider prospective godparents.

Adults considering entrance into the Catholic Church can learn
more about the process on our RCIA page.