#12123 Is My Baptism Valid If the Pastor Changed the Words - Mark Brumley

What happens if the priest or pastor doesn’t say the exact words during a baptism? Does it still count? We explore the Church’s teaching on valid baptism, plus questions on receiving Communion before convalidation, judgment after death, and depictions of Jesus in iconography.

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Questions Covered:

• 06:19 – I’m having my marriage convalidated in a couple of weeks. I will go to confession the day before. The next day I will go to Mass at 9am and the convalidation ceremony is at 1pm. Can I receive Eucharist at Mass or do I have to wait until after the convalidation?
• 09:08 – Is my baptism valid? The pastor changed the words.
• 17:33 – When do the general judgment (Mt. 25-31) and individual judgment (Hebrews 9:27) take place?
• 22:21 – If Mary had said no, would that have been her exercising her free will and not committing sin?
• 32:01 – As Catholics how should we practically approach suffering and should we pray to have it removed?
• 38:12 – Why do Catholics believe they can get messages from guardian angels, specifically regarding Archangel Gabriel on this solemnity of the Annunciation?
• 48:43 – Where to start with learning to sing the Psalter? What radio?
• 52:23 – In iconography, why is Jesus usually painted white when he was probably darker skinned?