Originally published at National Catholic Register
Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and praying the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square.
Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and praying the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square.
Before baptizing the babies of Vatican staff and Swiss Guards on Sunday morning, the Holy Father said parents must serve children with sacraments and prayers.
“Today, each of you, parents, and the Church herself, give the greatest, greatest gift: the gift of faith to children,” he told families gathered inside the Sistine Chapel.
“Let us ask the Lord that they grow in faith, a true humanity, in the joy of the family,” he prayed.
In his Jan. 12 Angelus address, the Holy Father said
