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Jan 3, 2019 · The Christmas season, celebrating the Self-revelation of God through Jesus, comes to an end with the feast of the Baptism of Our Lord. Christmas is the feast of God’s Self-revelation to the Jews, and Epiphany celebrates God’s Self-revelation to the Gentiles.
All these gifts had always been His. Now, in His baptism, He fulfills God’s righteousness by going into the water to get them for you. It’s alright to say, “Hallelujah!”. This video I put together shows that God has a way of bringing blessings when He troubles the water.
With the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, Christmas season ends with the manifestation of Jesus as the beloved Son of God who has come to save us, restore justice in, bring light and freedom to the world as we see in the 1st reading (Is 42:1–4, 6–7):
Jan 9, 2020 · Reflections for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Fr. Antony Kadavil reflects and comments on the readings at Mass for the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. He says that at his Baptism in the Jordan, Christ reveals himself to repentant sinners. Is 42:1-4, 6-7; Acts 10:34-38; Mt 3:13-17.
Jan 4, 2021 · On this feast of the Baptism of the Lord, we hear the prophet Isaiah’s words of God’s servant. We celebrate how Jesus uniquely fulfilled those words, and we claim those words as true for all the baptized, too.
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In the waters, in the fires, in the far corners of the world, God is with us. Thanks be to God. Amen. Written by Dr. Lisa Hancock, Discipleship Ministries, July 2024. Liturgical resources for the First Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C (January 12, 2025). Part of the "Re-Membering the Body" worship series.
