Tag: Baptism
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The Baptism Of The Lord
Isaiah 55:1-11Mark 1:7-11 RIGHTEOUSNESS FULFILLED IN CHRIST On this last day of the Christmas Season, we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. But we may ask, why is the Baptism of our Lord placed as the conclusion to the Christmas Season? The answer is that theologically the Baptism of the Lord belongs…
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Ten Dead As Mexico Church Roof Collapses; Rescuers Search For Survivors
Rescuers are still looking for survivors after a church roof collapsed in northern Mexico killing at least 10 people, three of whom were kids. Around 100 people were witnessing a baptism at the Santa Cruz church in Ciudad Madero on Sunday afternoon local time when the building collapsed. At least two of the sixty injured…
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God Has Given Each Of Us A Gift
Israel went into rebellion against David’s house to this day”, A KINGDOM DIVIDED With the final words of our first reading, we hear the end of the united kingdom made by David Judah and Israel. The prophet Ahijah dramatically performs what will happen as he tears his new cloak into 12 pieces in the presence…
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The Baptism Of The Lord
The Baptism of the Lord (Year C) Isa 40.1-5, 9-11; Ps 103; Titus 2.11-14, 3.4-7; Lk 3.15-16, 21-22 1. In the second part of the Christmas season, since New Year’s Day, the gospel readings have moved on from the Christmas story itself to the early days of the Lord’s ministry – for instance, the calling…
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UK’s Prince Charles Visits Jesus Baptism Site In Jordan
Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla on Tuesday visited the site on the river Jordan where Jesus is believed to have been baptised, at the start of the first overseas tour by senior British royals since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Touring Elijah’s Hill, the couple saw excavations around the narrow muddy river near the…