<P> The exact details of the baptismal ceremony vary among Christian denominations . Many follow a prepared ceremony , called a rite or liturgy . In a typical ceremony , parents or godparents bring their child to their congregation 's priest or minister . The rite used would be the same as that denomination 's rite for adults , i.e. , by pouring holy water ( affusion ) or by sprinkling water ( aspersion ) . Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic traditions practise total immersion and baptise babies in a font , and this practice is also the first method listed in the baptismal ritual of the Roman Catholic , although pouring is the standard practice within the Latin branch of Catholicism . Catholic and Orthodox churches that do this do not sprinkle . At the moment of baptism , the minister utters the words `` I baptise you ( or , ' The servant of God ( name ) is baptised ' ) in the name of the Father , and of the Son , and of the Holy Spirit '' ( see Matthew 28 : 19 ) . </P>
<P> The exact details of the baptismal ceremony vary among Christian denominations . Many follow a prepared ceremony , called a rite or liturgy . In a typical ceremony , parents or godparents bring their child to their congregation 's priest or minister . The rite used would be the same as that denomination 's rite for adults , i.e. , by pouring holy water ( affusion ) or by sprinkling water ( aspersion ) . Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic traditions practise total immersion and baptise babies in a font , and this practice is also the first method listed in the baptismal ritual of the Roman Catholic , although pouring is the standard practice within the Latin branch of Catholicism . Catholic and Orthodox churches that do this do not sprinkle . At the moment of baptism , the minister utters the words `` I baptise you ( or , ' The servant of God ( name ) is baptised ' ) in the name of the Father , and of the Son , and of the Holy Spirit '' ( see Matthew 28 : 19 ) . </P>
who holds the baby in a catholic baptism
who holds the baby in a catholic baptism
parents or godparents
parents or godparents