Baptism

Baptism is one of the seven Sacrements in the Eastern Orthodox Church. It joins both the Mystical Body of Christ, and the Church. In other words it is the entry into the Holy Church. There are three main purposes of Holy Baptism. The first is to remove the consequences of the 'original sin'. The second is to wash away all other sins committed before the time of Baptism if the person is beyond the age of infancy. The last is to unite the person to "The Body of Christ" and to open the door of salvation and eternal life to him/her. Properly, the mystery of baptism is administered by bishops and priests. During the service water is blessed and the catchumen is fully immersed into the water a total of three times.Most children of Orthodox families are norally baptized right after birth.

Baby being Baptised... http://youtube.com/watch?v=XL_Jo8XcU_s

*The service of Baptism has remained largly unchanged for over 1500 years.

http://home.it.net.au/~jgrapsas/pages/Baptism.htm