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  1. eat, pray, light, bless: celebrate a baptism anniversary

    FEAST. The Christian answer to every celebration. Make the child the center of the day. Make a fuss. Let him pick the dinner he wants (even if everyone’s stuck eating chicken fingers) or surprise him with cake and ice cream for dessert. Pull out the photo album after dinner, and re-tell the story of his baptism: why you chose the godparents, what f...

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    I discovered this prayer and each year we (try to remember to) pray it with each of our kids on their special day. It’s lovely to watch how the whole moment changes when you focus on one child during prayer and lay your hands on them to bless them. Remember this, Name. You have been washed In the saving waters of baptism And anointed with holy oil....

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    If you received a candle at your child’s baptism, dig it out from the back of the drawer. Or simply set a white candle at the dinner table to remember Christ’s light. Talk about the symbols of the sacrament – the candle, the water, the oil, the white garment – to bring their baptism day to life before their eyes. Lighting a candle sets a sacred moo...

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    If all else fails (which it hasn’t because: baptism!) – or if the end of the day arrives and you suddenly remember that you forgot – fear not. The simplest blessings can be the best. Every night I trace a cross on each child’s forehead. I tell him that he is blessed by Jesus, that God loves him and knows him and calls him by name. Baptism reminds u...

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