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Jesus Does Not Go Into the Water Alone; He Takes Us With Him

Sunday, Jan. 9, is the Baptism of the Lord. Mass Readings: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7; Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10; Acts 10:34-38; Luke 3:15-16, 21-22. Today’s feast of the Baptism of the Lord is a time to ...
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‘After Jesus Had Been Baptized and Was Praying, Heaven Was Opened’

The Baptism of the Lord closes the Christmas season. The next day begins the First Week of Ordinary Time, Lent following in five weeks on Feb. 17. The Christmas season is full of theophanies, i.e., ...
National Catholic Reporter

The Baptism of the Lord

“The people were filled with expectation.” That is how Luke described the excitement around John the Baptist. When do we experience that sort of public emotion? Doesn’t it seem easier to unite around ...