 Deacons and lay Catholics may distribute Holy Communion after a priest or bishop has consecrated the bread and wine.Priests and deacons ordinarily perform Baptism, but any Catholic can baptize in extraordinary circumstances.In cases where a person dies before the baptism ceremony is performed, the Catholic Church also recognizes baptism of desire, where a person desired to be baptized, and baptism of blood, when a person is martyred for their faith.