Justin Martyr wrote his First Apology about 155 A.D. He tells us that new Christians first are examined as to creedal and ethical commitment, then they "are brought by us where there is water, and are reborn by the same manner of rebirth by which we ourselves were reborn; for they are then washed in the water in the name of the Trinity” "This washing," he tells us "is called illumination." The newly baptized are then led to the assembled community where prayer is offered for them, they are greeted with a holy kiss, and initiation concludes with the eucharist. Since baptism is in the nude at this time, the washing is not public. But once baptized and reclothed, they are welcomed for the first time to the community's eucharist