A Great Night

Last night our friend Fr. Chris came to see Maria. We got to talking about her baptism, and decided to have her baptized!!

There was always some question about the adoption being finalized in court before Maria could be baptized. Given Maria's current condition and the legal status of the adoption currently, he thought that it would be appropriate to have her baptized at any time. He graciously took the time to call Fr. Koos (Hamot's chaplain), who approved it, and Fr. Chris called our pastor Fr. Mayer, who also approved the idea of baptizing Maria.

Here's how it went down: Maria was not given the full baptismal rite. He baptized her within the context of a blessing given to adoptive parents and their children. Fr. Chris literally just said the words and pushed water out of a hospital syringe onto Maria's forehead.

When Maria is discharged from the hospital, we will have a formal Supplying of the Rites at the Church, at which she'll receive the rite of exorcism, oils, godparents, etc...

We are so happy to have this done! And we are so grateful to Fr. Chris for all the time he spent with us at the hospital.