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Dear Lorraine,
Thanks for the question.
You said:
I want to baptize my daughter (she's almost a year old) and I have heard that I can't because I have not received my First Holy Communion.
Her father has and both her father and I are baptized Catholics.
Your daughter should have been baptized right after she was born.
I have never heard that a child can't be baptized because a parent hasn't received his or her
First Communion, but maybe there is something Fr. Jonathan is aware of that I am not.
You didn't say whether you and your daughter's father are married, or not, or whether both of you attend Mass on a weekly basis.
I'm also assuming the daughter's father wants her baptized as well.
These would be important issues that the Church would take into mind because there has to be a good hope that the child will be raised Catholic in order for her to be baptized in the Church.
You said:
- What can I do in order to baptize my daughter?
Make an appointment with your local Catholic pastor to talk about having her baptized right away.
As my colleague Eric said in a different reply:
Except in case of emergency, only a priest or deacon may lawfully baptize into the Catholic Church.
I hope this helps,
Mike
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