The Baptism of the Lord – Feast
Gospel – Mark 1:7-11
“You are my Son, the Beloved; my favour rests on you”. In the Baptism of Jesus, we hear the voice of the Father declaring, Jesus as the beloved Son. And the Holy Spirit descended like a dove expressing the presence of the Third person of the Holy Trinity. It also signifies that Christ has been anointed to bring the good news the poor. In Jesus we become adopted sons and daughters. In the sacrament of Baptism, we receive the life of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit. And the Father calls us also sons and daughters. We are called to be pleasing to Father as Jesus Christ was. We can be pleasing to the Father by listening to the Only Begotten Son and by bringing the good news to the poor. Let’s reflect: Jesus Christ is the Only Begotten Son of the Father and in Him we are sons and daughters of God.
Sunday 7 January
