St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral and St Andrew’s, Westland Row are the sites of countless infant baptisms, and starting on March 7, anyone baptised at these two churches is invited to return on the Saturdays in Lent to see their baptismal font.
Visitors will receive a special souvenir prayer card and have the opportunity for prayer and to receive a blessing.
The archdiocese is introducing this initiative in hopes that laity will be encouraged to reflect on the importance of Baptism as the foundation for Christian life, as it is also the foundation for renewal in a synodal Church. Returning to the site of their Baptism will allow visitors to quietly reflect on the beginning of their spiritual life and where their faith has taken them.
Both St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral and St Andrew’s, Westland Row are open every day, and welcome visitors to visit their baptismal font even outside of Lent.