Imitating John the Baptist

Baptisms are in the air lately. The boys have really enjoyed attending little Michael's baptism and now, last Sunday, two more at our parish on Pentecost. Nothing grabs a little person's attention like water, and especially during Mass!

After the two babies were baptized last Sunday, Nicholas grabbed my arm and said "Okay, now it's Jonathan's turn.". I explained that Jonathan had already been baptized and at home we looked through Jonathan's pictures.

We were at the beach later that afternoon where Nicholas had found some seashells. And you see, our parish uses a shell shaped dish to pour the water over each babies' head. So Nicholas was standing out in the waters of Galveston Bay, seashell in hand, baptizing anything he get his hands on...seaweed, sticks, other seashells. Yes, we still have a little bit of theology to go here! But hey! He did have down the "In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" part!