Catholic Baptism; The Steps to Convert to the Traditional Catholic Faith; The Steps for those leaving the New Mass; and Conditional Catholic Baptism
Why
Baptism is necessary for Salvation
CONTAINED IN THIS
PAGE: -THE STEPS TO CONVERT TO THE
TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC FAITH - THE COUNCIL OF TRENT’S PROFESSION OF FAITH FOR
CONVERTS - THE STEPS TO BE TAKEN BY THOSE COMING OUT OF THE NEW MASS - THE FORM
OF CATHOLIC BAPTISM AND CONDITIONAL CATHOLIC BAPTISM WITH EXPLANATION
The steps one must
take to convert to the traditional Catholic Faith are actually simple. They are slightly different, however,
depending upon whether one has or has not received baptism. Please consult this file carefully.
If you haven’t received baptism,
the steps to convert to the Traditional Catholic Faith are as follows:
1) Know and believe the basic catechism (i.e. the basic
teachings) of the traditional Catholic Faith.
(We sell such a catechism for $5.00 at our ONLINE STORE.) One should also immediately begin to pray the
Rosary each day. If you don’t know how,
consult the How to Pray the Rosary section of our website.
2) Hold belief in all the traditional dogmas of the
Church and the correct Catholic positions against the post-Vatican II sect (covered in detail in
our material), including, for example, the dogma Outside the Church There is No
Salvation (without exception), the Trinity, the Incarnation, the Papacy, Papal
Infallibility, the necessity of water baptism, etc.
3) After you know the basic catechism (which shouldn’t
take very long), and are confident that you assent to all the traditional
teachings of the Catholic Church, receive baptism. There is no reason to delay this (see Acts
8:36-37) if you have completed steps 1 and 2.
Normally this would be done by a Catholic priest at your local Catholic
church. Since we are in the Great
Apostasy, and there are almost zero fully Traditional Catholic priests
around, a layperson is probably the one who should do it for you. The Council of Florence (see below) declared
that anyone can validly administer baptism.
Thus, if you have a strong Catholic friend or, in case you don’t, if you
have a non-Catholic family member or friend who could perform the baptism
reliably with the proper intention, then that person can administer baptism for
you using the form given below.
Confession is not necessary for a person who has never received baptism,
since baptism removes original sin and all actual sins. After baptism, however, one should get into
the habit of going to confession to a traditional priest ordained in the
traditional rite of ordination at least once a month. And one must go if he or she commits a mortal
sin after baptism, which hopefully will not occur. Concerning where to go to confession, take
note of the points below.
4) Make the profession of faith for converts from the
Council of Trent,
which is below. If there is a specific
sect to which you belonged, add at the end that you also reject that heretical
sect.
The
Council of Trent’s Profession of Faith for Converts
For those who have received
baptism, it is
slightly different:
1) Know and believe the basic catechism (i.e. the basic
teachings) of the traditional Catholic Faith.
(We sell such a catechism for $5.00 at our ONLINE STORE.) One should also immediately begin to pray the
Rosary each day. If you don’t know how,
consult the How to Pray the Rosary section of our
website.
2) Hold belief in all the traditional dogmas of the
Church and the correct Catholic positions against the post-Vatican II sect (covered in detail in
our material), including, for example, the dogma Outside the Church There is No
Salvation (without exception) and the necessity of water baptism.
3) Make the profession of faith for converts from the
Council of Trent,
which is above. If there is a specific
sect to which you belonged, add at the end that you also reject that heretical
sect.
4) You must make a
general confession to a priest ordained in the traditional rite of ordination
after taking the previous 3 steps. As
far as where to do this, consult this file: Where to go to Mass or confession today? This is a confession in which one mentions
all mortal sins committed after baptism, including adherence to any sects or
false religions or having spread a false sect or false religion. You can also contact us for a priest in your
area who can hear your confession. An
Eastern Rite priest at an Eastern
Rite church (not “Orthodox”) is often a good option for confession. These churches are commonly listed as
“Byzantine Catholic” or “Ukrainian Catholic” in the phone book under “Catholic
churches.” If you confirm that the
priest at one of these churches was ordained in the Eastern Rite,
that would be an option at least for confession since that priest was
validly ordained in a traditional rite of ordination. However, as explained in the above file, you
cannot financially support the chapel or the priest because of his acceptance
of Vatican II and the post-Vatican
II antipopes. If you cannot find any
other valid priest to hear your confession, you can go to a Novus Ordo priest who was ordained in the Traditional Rite of
Ordination (before 1968) as long as the priest says “I absolve you from your
sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.”
For those who aren’t sure whether
they are baptized, the order is:
1) Know and believe the basic catechism (i.e. the basic
teachings) of the traditional Catholic Faith.
(We sell such a catechism for $5.00 at our ONLINE STORE.) One should also immediately begin to pray the
Rosary each day. If you don’t know how,
consult the How to Pray the Rosary section of our
website.
2) Hold belief in all the traditional dogmas of the
Church and the correct Catholic positions against the post-Vatican II sect (covered in detail in
our material), including, for example, the dogma Outside the Church There is No
Salvation (without exception) and the necessity of water baptism.
3) Make the profession of faith for converts from the
Council of Trent,
which is above. If there is a specific
sect to which you belonged, add at the end that you also reject that heretical
sect.
4) Have someone perform a conditional baptism using the
conditional form of baptism given below. If
there is any doubt about your baptism, this should be done. 5)
After your conditional baptism, make a general confession mentioning all mortal
sins committed after your first possibly valid baptism.
People leaving the
New Mass or adherence to the
Vatican II Counter Church also need to make a confession (to a validly ordained
priest, see above) that they attended a non-Catholic service and for however
long they attended. Regarding where to make that confession,
please consult our file: Where to go to Mass or confession today? If they participated in other things at the New Mass (e.g. were a
lay-minister, dressed immodestly, etc.) or accepted false ecumenism or denied
some other dogma, these things should also be mentioned in confession. This must be done before receiving Communion
at the Traditional Mass (if there is an acceptable one for you to attend in
your area). Those leaving the New
Mass and adherence to the Vatican
II false Church should also make that same profession of faith from the
Council of Trent.
Baptism and Conditional Baptism: The form of baptism is: “I baptize you in the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.”
If
there is some doubt about the validity of your baptism, the conditional form of
baptism is: “If you are baptized, I do
not baptize you again, but if you are not yet baptized [pour water on the head,
making sure it touches the skin] I baptize you in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.”
Since there are barely any true Catholic priests in the whole country,
you can have a Catholic friend perform a conditional baptism, and you can
administer baptism to your own children.
Pope
Eugene IV, Council of Florence, “Exultate
Deo,” 1439: “In case of necessity, however, not only
a priest or a deacon, but even a layman or woman, yes even a pagan and a
heretic can baptize, so long as he preserves the form of the Church and has the
intention of doing what the Church does.” (Denz. 696)
How to perform a
Baptism
Make
sure you have enough to pour it as you say the words, and pour it upon the
forehead of the person as you pronounce the words distinctly and
attentively. You can pour the water
three times (as explained below).
“I baptize thee in the name of the Father
[pouring the water the first time as you
say these words], and of the Son [pouring a second time], and of the Holy Ghost [pouring a third time].”
Note:
you can pour the water in the form of the cross on the person’s head, although
this is not necessary. Also, it’s not
absolutely necessary that you pour it three times, if it is poured and strikes
the forehead as the baptismal form is pronounced. Doing it in the fashion described above,
however, is what’s in the Roman Ritual.
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