Dear Christopher John,Welcome to God's Family! We are so happy for you on this most important of days.
Even thought you won't remember it, your baptism leaves a permanent character on your soul. You are now God's adopted child forever. No matter what you do or where you go, you will always be a child of God. He will always be there to watch over you and to protect you. He wants you to be with him in heaven someday, and He will help you to get there.
Your parents and godparents have brought you into God's family and promised to teach you His ways throughout your life. Everyone in the family will support them in their efforts because we know it is impossible to get to heaven or to lead a child to heaven without help from family and friends both in heaven and here on earth.
The world will not be much help to your parents, C.J., and they may sometimes tell you that you may not do things you wish to do or that you should not look upon or listen to things you wish to look upon and listen to. We pray that you will trust them and listen to their counsel. God has entrusted your soul to them, and they will always have your best interests at heart, even if it doesn't make sense to you at that moment. Later, you will look back and understand and appreciate that they loved you enough to teach you to choose things that are good, true, and beautiful over the world's false glitter.
As you grow and must make decisions on your own, always remember that you have two powerful patron Saints to help you on your way. And you have a heavenly mother, Mary. Do not hesitate to ask them for help. They will pray for you whenever you ask. Do not forget to pray yourself, especially when it doesn't seem to be doing any good. God always answers prayer, even if we sometimes don't recognize the answer or are too impatient to wait for it.
Our family cannot be at your baptism today because we are far away on two different continents. But through Jesus Christ we can all be united spiritually. So, we will be with you in our prayers, offering our family rosary for you as you begin your life as a child of God. You will continue to be in our prayers whenever we pray for our family and for any special needs you have.
May you grow in grace and wisdom and always have a heart that is open to God's infinite love for you.
With much love,
Aunt Judy, Uncle John, Tommy, Patrick, Katie, Joseph, and Matthew
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