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All praise, honor and glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death.
Saint Joseph, son of David, terror of demons, pray for us.
Holy Michael, Archangel, defend us in the battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray. O prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all of the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

Semper fidelis! --Dataclarifier (talk) 07:09, 12 November 2019 (EST)

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See Early Teachings on Infant Baptism and Church Fathers - Infant Baptism and Infant Baptism.

Hippolytus A.D. 215

“Baptize first the children, and if they can speak for themselves let them do so. Otherwise, let their parents or other relatives speak for them.” The Apostolic Tradition chapter 21.4.

Origen A.D. 248

“Every soul that is born into flesh is soiled by the filth of wickedness and sin.... In the Church, baptism is given for the remission of sins, and, according to the usage of the Church, baptism is given even to infants. If there were nothing in infants which required the remission of sins and nothing in them pertinent to forgiveness, the grace of baptism would seem superfluous” —Sin in Origen's Homilies on Leviticus 7. Sin in Pre-existence .

“The Church received from the apostles the tradition of giving baptism even to infants. The apostles, to whom were committed the secrets of the divine sacraments, knew there are in everyone innate strains of [original] sin, which must be washed away through water and the Spirit” —Commentaries on Romans 5:9

Cyprian of Carthage A.D. 253

Letter 58. To Fadus, on the Baptism of Infants.

Gregory of Nazianz A.D. 388

Oration on Holy Baptism XVII and XXVIII.

John Chrysostom A.D. 388

Baptismal Catecheses in Augustine, Against Julian 1:6:21.

Augustine A.D. 400 – 412

On Baptism, Against the Donatists (Book IV) .

Council of Carthage V A.D. 401

Canon 7 Canons of the Council of Carthage to Investigate Pelagianism, May 1, 418, Canons 2 and 3.1.

Council of Mileum II A.D. 416

St. Zosimus 417-418 Canons 101.Canon 1 and 102.Canon 2.