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The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, or Theophany, is the feast day commemorating the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. Originally the baptism of Christ was celebrated on Epiphany, which commemorates the coming of the Magi, the baptism of Christ, and the wedding at Cana.
Jan 9, 2011 · Traditionally, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord was celebrated on January 13, the octave day of the Feast of the Epiphany. In the current liturgical calendar, used in the Novus Ordo (the Ordinary Form of the Mass), the Baptism of the Lord is celebrated on the Sunday after January 6.
- Jesus Along The Jordan
- John The Baptist
- “Allow It”
- The Heavens Opened
The Gospel passage begins with a geographical annotation: Jesus goes from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. On His arrival, Jesus does not declare Himself to be the Messiah, He does not preach. Instead, He stands with everyone else there, wanting to be baptized, thus manifesting his solidarity with the sinful people. Jesus d...
“I need to be baptized by you, and yet you are coming to me?” the Baptist says on seeing Jesus. We witness the prophet’s bewilderment who just a few verses earlier expressed himself thus: “The one who is coming after me is mightier than I. I am not worthy to carry his sandals …” (Mt 3:11). It seems to be the same bewilderment Peter experienced in C...
There are moments when it is important to “allow things to happen”. What seems so abnormal that John the Baptist feels embarrassed is, however, part of God’s plan that will “bring to fulfillment” every righteousness, since Jesus – as He Himself would one day declare – did not come to abolish the law and the prophets (cf. Mt. 5:17), but to bring God...
Jesus’ choice is confirmed with the opening of the heavens, with the gift of the Spirit and the voice of the Father that seals Jesus’ mission: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased”. With the opening of the heavens, “justice” cancels the separation between humanity and God, bringing us back to the dawn of creation when the Spirit hov...
The Church generally celebrates the Baptism of the Lord on the Sunday after January 6th. In 2025, the Baptism of the Lord is observed on Sunday, January 12.
Feb 5, 2019 · In the current liturgical calendar, the Baptism of the Lord is celebrated on the Sunday after January 6, and, a week later, on the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, we hear the Gospel of the Wedding at Cana.
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is a liturgical bridge that connects the Christmas season to Ordinary Time. During the Christmas season we pondered the Incarnation, Nativity, Presentation in the Temple, and Epiphany.
The Baptism of the Lord is celebrated on the Sunday after Solemnity of the Epiphany, with which it is closely associated. We usually associate the Epiphany only with the coming of the Wise Men to Bethlehem.
