"Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you..."
All persons, without exception, are candidates for the reception of the Sacrament of Baptism.
- Infants and children, younger than seven years of age will be initiated using the Rite of Baptism;
- Children, age seven and older (minors), must be initiated through the Rite of the Christian Initiation of Adults, adapted for children; and
- Adults, eighteen and older, must be initiated through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.