RE: [ranchos] Re: Question about Confirmations, and Expuestos

[Smiley <smileysway2@...>]

...I'm not going to beg to differ with anyone, as I am NOT an authority on this subject. I spoke in more detail with my MIL and she said that the child is baptized when they are under 1 year old, then at the age of 3 or later, they are then confirmed.  The timeframe depends on the parents.  If the child has NOT been presented to the church before this time, then anyone can present the child to the Father to have that child blessed (expuesto).  My MIL was born & raised in Mexico and up until a few years ago, lived there her whole life.  I did not mean to upset anyone with my reply so if I did, I apologize...

 

Smiley

 

Irma GomezLucero <igomezlucero@...> wrote:

I'm with Maria on this.  Confirmations in Mexico take place at about 2 years old after the Baptism has been received. 

 

In the USA, Confirmations take place or should I say used to take place around 12-13 years of age when a child was old of enough to "Confirm" that they wanted to be a member of the church--This has changed quite recently to as early as 7 years of age.   

 

Not so in Mexico--this  sacrament is usually received at the age of 2. 

 

Expuesto means the child was left or abandoned on someone's doorstep with parents unknown. 

 

Irma

---

From: Smiley [mailto:smileysway2@...]
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 6:09 AM
To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [ranchos] Re: Question about Confirmations, and Expuestos

...baptisms usually happen within the 1st year of a child's life; and the confirmations happen when they turn 12-13 years of age; and as far as "expuestos", my mother in law (who is a devout Catholic) states this is a word used when the child has NOT been confirmed.  They are outside of the church, or possibly going to another church or have moved out of the area.  I hope this helps you out Chris...

 

Smiley

 

readysetgo95814 <nena@...> wrote:

Hi Chris,

Confirmations usually occurred within the first year of the child's
life.  Shortly after baptism.

Expuestos means children who were abandoned in front of somebody's
doorstep.  Sometimes it was a church, often times it was a private
residence.

Maria

--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, Chris Pineda <pineda37@y...> wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I was hoping for some quick guidance. I requested and
> received the baptism microfilm to determine the names
> of the parents of my great-grandfather Nicanor Pineda,
> born in Tlaltenango.  
>
> The problem is that this is the second time, where I
> haven't found him for the timeframe in which he was
> born.  This has led me to believe that perhaps he was
> born in some other city around Tlal! tenango and later
> moved there.
>
> Anyway, I'm requesting the marriage records for the
> timeframe I think he was later married in Tlaltenango.
>  But I was also thinking that I could request the
> Confirmation records but I really have no idea when
> this usually takes place in someone's life -- I was
> not raised Catholic.
>
> On another note, I've noticed a page after each year
> of baptism records that says "Expuestos" followed by a
> series of names.  Does anyone know what this means?
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks,
>
> Chris Pineda
>
>
>            
> __________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Plan great trips with Yahoo! Travel: Now over 17,000 guides!
> http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide

---

Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. Learn more.

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
http://mail.yahoo.com