Margaret,
You are correct everyone that is baptized in the Catholic church is exorcised as part of the Sacrament of Baptism. In a baptism conducted at home (under danger of death) it is done by a lay person (grandmother, midwife etc. and as such they cannot perform the exorcism part of the ceremony. It would make sense that later when the baby is brought to the church, that is performed by the priest and the entry made in the church register. Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Spring, TX From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Margaret Vicente Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2014 9:48 PM To: azores Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with reading a record Hi, Every child or adult that is baptized is also exorcised. Before the baptism there is the exorcism. Any baptized Catholic has been exorcised. All rushed baptisms performed in the homes were later on completed in the church by the priest's performing the exorcism and applying the holy oils. Exorcism is a symbolic cleansing by verbal affirmation of acceptance of faith and renunciation of all that is not of G-d spoken by the Godparents and all others attending on behalf of the child and in response to the Priest's questions. The action of exorcism is not tied in to an era. It is part of each baptism of the Catholic church. First the cleansing, 2nd the anointment with the oils, and third the name giving and dipping of water. Hope this helps. On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 8:31 PM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: I don't know how helpful this Wikipedia article is on exorcism in the Catholic Church: http://goo.gl/Tmpvs0 I wonder if the baby was epileptic and having a seizure? Or born with a deformity that was considered demonic? Maybe the ears of the baby were kind of pointed and the eyebrows somewhat arched? But I'm thinking of *modern* illustrations of Satan. Don't know what they thought Satan looked like in the very early 1700s. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- Margaret M Vicente -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
