Baptism of the Lord reveals 4 'key truths' of Jesus' identity and mission
David Rives, a Christian author and columnist, reflects on Matthew 3:17, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." ...
Sacred Mysteries: The dove descends at the ‘christening of Christ’
Anybody might think that the only words Lancelot Andrewes wrote were the ones that inspired T S Eliot’s The Journey of the ...
National Catholic Register5 天
Jesus Gives Us the Glorious Gift of Baptism
2. Anointing: In baptism we are not just washed of sins, but we also become temples of the Holy Spirit. After baptism there ...
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Sacred Mysteries: The dove descends at the ‘christening of Christ’
Anyway, I came across some remarks by Andrewes on the dove of the Holy Spirit (whom he calls the Holy Ghost, as we all did until a few years ago). The context was the Baptism of Jesus, which did ...
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The baptism of Jesus, John, and judgement in Luke 3
The gospel lectionary reading for the First Sunday of Epiphany/the Baptism of Christ in this Year C is Luke 3.15–17, 21–22. We have recently been exploring Luke 3 during Advent, having read the first ...
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Sunday Reflections: Allow Your Baptism to be Active
Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord year C ✠ A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke 3:15-16,21-22 A feeling of expectancy had grown among the people, who were beginning to think that John ...
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Baptized as Jesus Was, We Walk in His Way, Giving Hope to All We Meet
The readings for the Baptism of the Lord include the prophet Isaiah's paradoxical description of the powerful Messiah as marked by gentleness and tenderness. Our baptism joins us to his ministry in ...