Today is the feast of The Baptism of our Lord.
Almighty, eternal God, when the Spirit descended upon Jesus at his baptism in the Jordan, you revealed him as your own beloved Son. Keep us, your children born of water and the Spirit, faithful to our calling. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
--From the Collect of the Mass
"In Baptism, we receive faith and grace. The day we were baptized is the most important day of our lives. Just as parched land does not yield its fruits if it does not get water, so also we who were like dried sticks can produce fruits of life only if we receive freely the gentle and abundant rainfall of grace from on high."
--St. Irenaeus
Baby Marie receiving the Sacrament of Baptism, Oct. 2004
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