Christening Outfits

In the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine Rite, the baptismal garment is worn by the newly baptized for eight days, after which there is a special ceremony on the eighth nighttime for the removal of the baptismal robe. For adults, the robe is a long, sleeved garment, similar to the Western alb, tied at the waist usually with a white tarp belt or rope. A woman may also bark her head with a white veil (usually a simple kerchif). For infant baptisms, the robe may be a white gown and bonnet, and a white blanket.

"O Thou who, through holy Baptism, hast given unto Thy drudge remission of sins, and hast bestowed upon him (her) a life of regeneration: Do Thou, the same Lord and Master, ever tgraciously illumine his (her) heart with the fluorescent of Thy countenance. Maintain the shield Christening Outfits of his (her) faith unassailed by the bad guy [i.e., Satan]. Preserve pure and unpolluted the garment of incorruption wherewith Thou hast endued him (her), upholding inviolate in him (her), by Thy grace, the seal of the Spirit, and showing mercy unto him (her) and unto us, through the multitude of Thy mercies..."