On October 8, we welcomed Noah into the Church and "claimed him for Christ" as he was baptised by my father, the Rev. Mr. Dan Ramsay at Sunday mass at our church, St. Andrew. We asked our very dear friends Erin Hammond and Orin Johnson to be godparents, a natural choice that Shannon and I made without much discussion at all.
Orin and Shannon played for mass, and used music we specially chose for the day. The readings of the day were fit beautifully, especially the psalm, which has special meaning for the Ramsay clan, and the gospel, which ended with Jesus telling his disciples to "Let the children come to me." Noah wore a christening outfit made of Irish linen with three celtic knots embroidered on the bodice, and was given a bib, also of Irish linen, with a beautiful celtic cross embroidered on it as his "white garment". The mass was attended by immediate family and lots of close friends and it was a beautiful and spirit filled morning. Afterwards, my parents hosted a brunch at their house for everybody.
Noah tolerated the day well, and didn't fuss at all when Dad poured the water and the oil on his head. After Dad toweled his head off, Madeleine, who was watching from Shannon's arms, said just loud enough for the two of us to hear, "Noah, clean!"
Noah, clean and tired.
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