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Jesus’ Baptism
“Why did Jesus, the sinless one sent from the Father in heaven, submit himself to John’s baptism? John preached a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins (Luke 3:3). In this humble submission we see a foreshadowing of the “baptism” of Jesus bloody death upon the cross. Jesus’ baptism is the acceptance and the beginning of his mission as God’s suffering Servant (Isaiah 52:13-15; 53:1-12). He allowed himself to be numbered among sinners. Jesus submitted himself entirely to his Father’s will. Out of love he consented to this baptism of death for the remission of our sins. Do you know the joy of trust and submission to God?
God the Father proclaimed his entire delight in his Son and spoke audibly for all to hear. The Holy Spirit, too, was present as he anointed Jesus for his ministry which began that day as he rose from the waters of the Jordan river. Jesus will be the source of the Spirit for all who come to believe in him. At his baptism the heavens were opened and the waters were sanctified by the descent of Jesus and the Holy Spirit, signifying the beginning of a new creation.
How can we enter into the mystery of Jesus’ humble self-abasement and baptism? Gregory of Nazianzus, a seventh century church father tells us: “Let us be buried with Christ by baptism to rise with him; let us go down with him to be raised with him; and let us rise with him to be glorified with him." Do you want to see your life transformed by God's grace? And do you want to be an effective instrument of the gospel? Examine Jesus’ humility and ask the Holy Spirit to forge this same attitude in your heart. As you do, heaven will open for you as well and the Father will anoint you with his life-giving Spirit. The Lord is ever ready to renew us in his Holy Spirit and to anoint us for mission. We are called to be “light” and “salt” to those around us. The Lord wants his love and truth to shine through us that others may see the goodness and truth of God’s message of salvation. Ask the Lord to fill you with his Holy Spirit that you may radiate the joy of the gospel to those around you.
"Lord Jesus, fill me with your Holy Spirit and inflame my heart with the joy of the gospel. May I find joy in seeking to please you as you found joy in seeking to do the will of your Father."
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JUNE 1ST. JUSTIN, MARTYR (165).He lived in Palestine. He was converted to the Catholic Faith by the reading of Holy Scripture. Read More » JUNE 2STS. MARCELLINUS AND PETER (304).Marcellinus was a priest and Peter an exorcist (one of the minor orders), who both lived in Rome and labored there under the cruel Emperor..Read More » JUNE 3ST. CHARLES LWANGA AND COMPANIONS (1886-1887).These were 22 young men and boys, from 13 to 30 years old, who were martyred for the Catholic Faith in Uganda in Africa after undergoing cruel torments.Read More » JUNE3ST. CLOTILDE (545)St. Clotilde was a queen, the wife of King Clovis of the Franks. Her husband brought the French people as a nation into the Catholic Church in 496, when he was baptized at Rheims by St. Remigius. Her husband died in 511, and St. Clotilde was left a widow for 34 years. Read More » JUNE 4ST. FRANCIS CARACCIOLO (1608).He was born of a royal family in the King - dom of Naples. As a little boy he started reciting the rosary daily. Very early in his life he contracted leprosy, and was miraculously cured of it. Francis spent every possible moment of his life in the presence of the Blessed.. Read More » JUNE 5ST. BONIFACE (755).Saint Boniface was born in England, in 680. His name in English was Winfrid, which in Latin is translated to Boniface, and means "he who.. Read More » JUNE 6ST. NORBERT (1134).He was born near Cologne, in Germany, and was educated at the court of the emperor. After a somewhat worldly life, he was struck down one day by lightning while riding on a horse. Read More » JUNE 6ST.PHILIP THE DEACON (FIRST CENTURY).He was one of the Seven Deacons ordained by the Apostles, as we are told in the Acts of the Apostles.. Read More » JUNE 7ST. ROBERT OF NEWMINISTER (1159).He was an English priest from York - shire, England, who became a.. Read More » JUNE 7ST. WILLIBALDSt. Willibald was a bishop and missionary. A native of Wessex, England, he was the brother of Sts. Winebald and Walburga and was related through his mother to the great St. Boniface.Read More » JUNE 8ST.MEDARD AND GILDARD (558).These two French saints were twin brothers, as we are told in the Roman Martyrology. Read More » JUNE 9ST. EPHREM (373).St. Ephrem the Syrian is both a Father and a Doctor of the Church. He was born in Mesopotamia, not far from the place where Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden. Read More » JUNE 9ST. COLUMKILLE (597).St. Columbkille, also known as Columba, was born in Donegal, Ireland, on the feast of St. Ambrose, on December 7. Columbkille founded many monasteries and churches not only in Ireland, but in Scotland as well.Read More » JUNE 10BLESSED DIANA (1236).She was a Dominican nun, a native of Bologna, Italy. Despite opposition from her noble born family, Diana gave up the world to follow Jesus and..Read More » JUNE 11ST.GETULIUS.St. Getulius was martyred with Amantius, Caerealis, and Primitivus. Read More » JUNE 11ST. BARNABAS (60).St. Barnabas was the cousin of St. Mark the Evan-gelist.Read More » JUNE 12ST. JOHN OF ST. FACUNDO (1479).He was born in northern Spain, in the town of St. Facundo. He was a brilliant and attractive young boy, educated in the household of a bishop, and became one of the Hermits of St. Augustine. Read More » JUNE 12ST. LEO III.St. Leo III is remembered as Charlemagne's pope. The cardinal priest of Santa Susanna, Leo was unanimously elected to the papal see in 795.Read More » JUNE 13ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA (1231).There is no more loved and admired saint of the Catholic Church than Anthony of Padua. Though his work was in Italy, he was born in Portugal.Read More » JUNE 14ST. ELISEUS (NINTH CENTURY B.C).He was an Old Testament prophet, the disciple and companion of.. Read More » JUNE 15ST. VITUS (303).Vitus, whose name can also be Guy, was a child saint, entrusted by his pagan parents to the care of a Catholic nurse, Crescentia, and her husband, Modestus. Read More » JUNE 15ST. GERMAINE COUSIN (1601).She was the daughter of a poor farmer who lived near Toulouse.. Read More » JUNE 16ST. JOHN FRANCIS REGIS (1640).He was one of the greatest priests of the Society of Jesus. Read More » JUNE 17ST. BOTOLPH (680).Botolph was a Benedictine, and an Englishman, with over 70 churches dedicated to him in England. An English town, originally called.. Read More » JUNE 18STS. MARK AND MARCELLIAN (THIRD CENTURY).They were twin brothers and deacons of the Church at Rome who were martyred under Diocletian.Read More » JUNE 19ST. ROMUALD (1027).He was a Benedictine monk, and later an abbot. He was the founder of the Camaldolese Order of the Benedictines in 1024. This saint's life was written by another holy man, Saint Peter Damian, Doctor of the Church.Read More » JUNE 20ST. SILVERIUS (538).This 60th Pope of the Catholic Church suffered great persecution for defending the dogmatic truths of the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ.Read More » JUNE 21ST. ALOYSIUS GONZAGA (1591).He was born on March 9, 1568, and is the model of the virtue of holy purity for all young Catholic boys.Read More » JUNE 22ST. PAULINUS OF NOLA (431).Paulinus was born at Bordeaux, France, of one of its noblest and wealthiest families. He was appointed by the Roman Emperor, Prefect of all France. Read More » JUNE 22ST. THOMAS MORE (1535).He was the wonderful English martyr, Chancellor of the Realm, who was beheaded on Tower Hill, just outside London.Read More » JUNE 23ST.AUDREY (ETHELDREDA) (679).St. Audrey was an East Anglian princess, and later a queen. Driven to do so by her parents, she first married a prince named Tonbert, who died three years after their marriage. Read More » JUNE 24THE NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST (1 B.C).John the Baptist was the miraculous son of Sts. Zachary and Elizabeth, given to them when Elizabeth was well beyond the years of childbearing. Read More » JUNE 25ST. WILLIAM THE ABBOT (1142).St. William the Abbot (1142). Of the many saints and holy people named William, none is better remembered than St. William of Monte Vergine.. Read More » JUNE 26ST. JOHN AND PAUL (362).Sts. John and Paul (362). These two notable Roman soldiers were martyred under the rule of the cruel Julian the Apostate. They were executed for refusing to support Julian's defection from the dogmatic truths of the Catholic..Read More » JUNE 27ST. CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA (444).A Doctor of the Church, St. Cyril was "the soul of the Council of.. Read More » JUNE 28ST. LRENAEUS (202).This great saint was born to Christian parents in Asia Minor, and died when he was 72, the same age as Our Lady at her death. Irenaeus is one of the Fathers of the Church and is sometimes called "the father of Catholic theology.Read More » JUNE 29ST. PETER AND PAUL(67).Peter the Apostle, the first Pope of the Catholic Church, was the son of a fisherman in Galilee..Read More » JUNE 30ST.THE FIRST MARTYRS OF ROME(64).On this day the Church lovingly remembers the first fruits of the martyrs of the Church at Rome.Read More » |
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"Jesus' Baptism"
Why did Jesus, the sinless one sent from the Father in heaven, submit himself to John's baptism? John preached a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins (Luke 3:3). In this humble submission we see a foreshadowing of the "baptism" of Jesus bloody death upon the cross. Jesus' baptism is the acceptance and the beginning of his mission as God's suffering Servant (Isaiah 52:13-15; 53:1-12). He allowed himself to be numbered among sinners. Jesus submitted himself entirely to his Father's will. Out of love he consented to this baptism of death for the remission of our sins. Do you know the joy of trust and submission to God? Read More »