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Simon and Vasiliki
- the parents. |
Nicholas -
the main
Godparent - holds on to the priest's stole and is lead into the church
with the baby and other godparents. The rejection of satan and the exorcisms
have been followed by the reciting of the Creed and the turning to
Christ. The baby is brought from the world into
the Kingdom of Heaven. |
Incense is used to honour God
and His saints and to honour His Image in each of us.
The saints are visibly present with us in the Holy Icons which cover the
church. |
The baby is prepared for the
anointing with oil. |
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The baby is prepared for the
anointing with oil. |
The anointing
with the Oil of joy and gladness. |
After the threefold full immersion in the Name
of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Going under the water is death,
coming out of
it is resurrection. The baby receives his
name, Pavlos (Paul).
St.Paul becomes
Pavlos's patron and guide for the rest of his life following Christ faithfully
to the end. |
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Pavlos is dressed in new white
clothes - new life is his now! |
Pavlos is Chrismated with Holy Oil to give him
new power to live his life. He is sealed by the gift of the Holy Spirit on
each of the members of his body with Oil in the sign of the cross. Pavlos is given a cross to wear for the
rest of his life and is lead in a joyful procession around the table which
has on it the Gospels and the Cross -
the centre of our Faith. A joyful
procession which has no end symbolising the beginning of an eternal unity
with Christ. Pavlos is then tonsured
- his hair cut in
four places in the sign of a cross -
his first offering of himself to God. |
