The priest baptizes by pouring water on the forehead of the baby to be baptized and saying the words, "I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."
Baptism is the first Sacrament out of the seven. It is the customs of Catholic to baptize their children after birth (Baby Baptism). I did not immediately baptize Isaac after birth. This is because after childbirth, the wounds still hurt and we need to attend one or two session of baptism class or briefings. So it was like I can procrastinate in baptizing Isaac.
So the thought of when to baptize Isaac was on my mind. Then one night, when Richard was not at home, I was alone in the room with Isaac. I was carrying Isaac in my lap. Suddenly there was like got something that was 'disturbing' Isaac. Isaac cried and my computer became blue screen as well. From that moment, I was so scared and I quickly arranged for him to be baptized.
Baptism means 'plunging'. Jesus was baptised in the Jordan by John. The sign of the Spirit was seen. And the Father's voice was heard: "This is my Son, the Beloved; my favour rests on him." (Matthew 3:17)
Jesus called his death and resurrection a 'baptism'. To his apostles he said, "Are you willing to be baptised with the baptism with which I must be baptised?" In this baptism Jesus was 'plunged' into death but the Father raised him up by giving him the Holy Spirit.
Baptism is also the sign instituted by Christ to unite us with his own baptism. What happened at Christ's baptism is what happens at ours: so that St Paul could write, "When we were baptised in Christ Jesus, we were baptised in his death; in other words, when we were baptised we went into the tomb with him and joined him in death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the Father's glory, we too might live a new life." (Romans 6:3,4)
There are certainly spirits in the air. It takes me years to experience and to conclude the existence of angels and God.
Since young, I had been 'accompanied' by spirits, or are they angels? There were sounds in the middle of the night and things dropped when there were not even wind. Even my sister had scratches on her body when she woke up. Who had done those scatches?
In my old house, I had a pet dog named Baby. He would bark at the kitchen, barking in the air as we seen it, but we could not see anything. He even tried to fight with it. Not one time but several times.
If this evidence of spirits are not sufficient, there is another dog, named Cebest. Cebest was my second dog. He died on his third years of life. Before his death, he saw something at the gate that seem to have come into the house. He chased 'the spirit' (what we cannot see) from the gate to the inside of the house, to the bedroom. Then he kept barking, just like what Baby encounter.
After that day, Cebest became very ill. That day he had his vaccination too. So did he just met his death angel? He kept 'hiding' in the store room, very weak to move. I asked Richard, "Shall we bring Cebest to the vet?" He said, "Wait till tomorrow see how."
But everything happened so fast. Cebest was not able to wait till the next day. He laid down on the bed with me that faithful night. I slept and was suddenly awoken to attend to Cebest to see how he was. I could see that he was in critical condition. I told Richard and I made a call to the vet. Then we send him to the vet. There, the vet gave him a jab. However, still it was no use. Cebest died.
After his death, his spirit came back. One night, I was able to hear his bell and my leg kicked on something. It was Cebest, at the bottom end of the bed. He had come home. But now so many years had past, and I had no experience of Cebest's spirit already. I think he had gone to the rainbow bridge already.
According to CCC 336, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life. We are each assigned a guardian angel. I experienced it several time during my motherhood time.
Raising my first child, Ricsson, I woke up suddenly in the middle of the night, to see him almost dropping on the floor on the bed. He was lying at the edge of the bed. He slept with me on the bed. I always wondered why would I always able to wake up during the opportune timing? Finding and seeing that he was at the edge, I quickly carried him back to safety.
Another occasion was when Ricsson was bathing. I had a bath tub in the old house last time. Ricsson loved to play in the bath tub. On one occasion, I left him to play. Then while I was away, or not paying attention, suddenly I just walked past the toilet and saw Ricsson almost drown. He slipped into the water. I quickly brought him up. Saving him again.
When Ricsson was just a few days old, he was very sick. One day, he awoke with swollen face. I noticed the change in him. I quickly sent him to the doctor, despite my mother-in-law who said, "It's normal for babies to be sick." At the doctor, I was told to rush him to the hospital immediately. There he was treated for Meningitis. Luckily I did not delay.
How do I know of all these? It was life's reflection and also what I learned from the priest, the homily. I learned from Father Terence that our wisdom is from God, and how angels communicate with us is through the input of message into our brain. From that onwards, it all make sense.
