Order of Initiation of Children Who Have Reached Catechetical Age 219 With us you will try to live as children of God, for Christ has taught us: You shall love God with all your heart; love one another as I have loved you. Dialogue with the Parents and the Congregation 265. Then the celebrant, addressing the children again, asks them if they have asked for the consent of their parents or sponsors who presented them. He may do so in this or a similar way: N. and N., go and ask your parents (sponsors) to come here and stand with you to give their consent. The children go to their parents or sponsors and they bring them before the celebrant, who continues: Dear parents (sponsors), your children, N. and N., have asked to be prepared for Baptism. Do you consent to their request? Parents or sponsors: We do. Celebrant: Are you willing to play your part in their preparation for Baptism? Parents or sponsors: We are. Then the celebrant questions all present in these or similar words: 320 321
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