When Should I Baptize My Child

This is a good question. My generation and the generation before me, newborns were baptized within a week or two from birth. As Catholics or Christians shouldn’t we want our babies to be baptized as soon as possible? The origin and foundation of Christian Baptism is Jesus. Jesus told his disciples to go forth and baptize the nations. Before his public ministry, Jesus was baptized by John, but the water did not purify Jesus, instead Jesus cleansed the water. Jesus did not need to be baptized because he was totally faithful to the will of the Father, and he was free from sin. Jesus was baptized because he wanted to show solidarity with mankind, to reconcile us to the Father. Before we are baptized, we are beloved creatures of God. At baptism, by the Holy Spirit and cleansed water by Christ, we become the beloved children of God. The answer is, as Catholics and Christians, we are encouraged to baptize our children as soon as possible. How do you see baptism? Do you want your child to be one of God’s children?