enero 10, 2027
Ciclo B
enero 10, 2027
Loving Father, as we conclude this season of Christmas, may we celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ who invites us to a new birth in Him through water and the Holy Spirit. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. Amen.
Comentario
The Feast of the Epiphany (celebrated earlier) is a prayerful study of the Lord who has been revealed to us. In many ways, the Baptism of the Lord is a continuation of this same revelation.
In this reading from Isaiah, there is no doubt that the one who is to come will be a light for all people. Speaking for God, Isaiah says, “Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am pleased, upon whom I have put my spirit.
The connection between this reading and the Gospel is clear. Jesus, baptized in the Jordan, is the servant and son in whom God’s favor rests.
It is Jesus who will be the fulfillment of this promise. He himself, and those who are baptized in His name, will be the light for all nations (Jews and Gentiles alike).
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The early Church struggled with the idea that the Gospel of Jesus Chriust could be shared beyond the people of Israel.
Certainly, Saint Paul was the primary apostle to the Gentile nation. Here, however, we see St. Peter sharing the same good news that “God shows no partiality. Rather, in every nation whoever fears him and acts uprightly is acceptable to him.”
Most Christians are blood descendants of Gentile nations and have benefited from the proclamation of the Gospel.
Regardless of blood, our identity as Christian comes from our faith in Jesus and in our baptism, where we are born again.
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There is only one Savior of the World. He would not be one among the many “christs” (the word means king) who have come and gone. He would be unique. He would be unlike any other.
Even as great as John the Baptist was to the people who followed him to the Jordan, he says to Jesus, ” I need to be baptized by you, and yet You are coming to me?”
The true King is Jesus the Christ who is baptized by John at the Jordan. Revealed as God’s “beloved Son” in whom God is “well pleased,” the Holy Spirit rests upon Him alone.
Mention need only be made that our Baptism is not the same as Christ’s. His Baptism is a theophany (a revelation) of His true nature. He is fully God (divine) and fully human.
Our Baptism celebrates the gift of sharing in His Divine nature through the grace of water and the Holy Spirit.
The Sacrament of Baptism is often called “The door of the Church,” because it is the first of the seven sacraments not only in time (since most Catholics receive it as infants) but in priority, since the reception of the other sacraments depends on it. It is the first of the three Sacraments of Initiation, the other two being the Sacrament of Confirmation and the Sacrament of Holy Communion.
If you, or someone you know, has not been baptized, contact your parish and speak to a deacon, priest, or lay minister who will be happy to offer you assistance.
The group sings or says the following:
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“Behold, I freely give The living water; thirsty one,
stoop down, and drink, and live.”
I came to Jesus, and I drank
of that life giving stream;
My thirst was quenched, my soul revived,
and now I live in Him.
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“I am this dark world’s Light;
Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise,
and all thy day be bright.”
I looked to Jesus, and I found
in Him my Star, my Sun;
And in that light of life I’ll walk,
till traveling days are done.
R. The Lord will bless his people with peace.
Give to the LORD, you sons of God,
give to the LORD glory and praise,
Give to the LORD the glory due his name;
adore the LORD in holy attire.
R. The Lord will bless his people with peace.
The voice of the LORD is over the waters,
the LORD, over vast waters.
The voice of the LORD is mighty;
the voice of the LORD is majestic.
R. The Lord will bless his people with peace.
The God of glory thunders,
and in his temple all say, “Glory!”
The LORD is enthroned above the flood;
the LORD is enthroned as king forever.
R. The Lord will bless his people with peace.
