2. Anointing: In baptism we are not just washed of sins, but we also become temples of the Holy Spirit. After baptism there ...

Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Gospel: Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 Today, the Church celebrates the significant feast of the Baptism of the L ...

By Dunford Cole The baptism of our Lord is one of the most profound events in the gospel narratives. The announcement of ...

Invocation “Wade in the Water” Blind Boys of Alabama §  §. §  §. § For those who track the annual lectionary journey, ...

Today, each of you parents and the Church herself give the greatest, greatest gift: the gift of faith to children,” Pope ...

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel ...

According to Saint Paul, “We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was ...

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 ...

Now when all the people were baptised by John the Baptist and when Jesus also had been baptised and was praying, the heavens were opened, and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a ...

In this Sunday’s Gospel passage, Jesus finds his mission confirmed in God’s delight. Christians today have the privilege of ...

Pope Francis reflects on the Baptism of the Lord which, he says, serves as a reminder of the intimacy of God’s love, ...

I can never forget the first baptism I celebrated. I was a transitional deacon assigned to a parish in the Archdiocese of ...