If I were to ask you today, “which of you knows the exact date of your baptism?” I do not think there would be too many hands raised….
Yet, it is the day on which we were saved, it is the day on which we became children of God.
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About Those Promises…
The Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds us that the faith required for baptism is not a perfect and mature faith, but a beginning that is called to develop (CCC 1253). Each time we participate in the Eucharist, we join together as a family to renew our commitment to do what Jesus told us to commit our lives to do. what he did … “wash one another’s feet as he washed ours.”
Valentine’s Day, Baptism, and Eucharist?
A woman wrote of the beginning years of her marriage: “I have become aware of what it means to be loved and it is that awareness of being loved that I am trying to share with others.” What a beautiful way of getting at yet another dimension of loving.
If I were John the Baptist…
If I were John the Baptist standing in the Jordan, I am sure I would have asked Jesus, “why are you asking me, a sinner, to baptize you?” What’s behind God speaking about his beloved son?
The Visitation as “Paying it forward”
In the annunciation of our Baptism, we are challenged to be Christ-bearers, to be Christ in the midst of our ordinary lives.
Mary’s visitation challenges us to “pay it forward”, to visit and encounter our neighbor.
Christmas and Baptism – From Outside or Inside?
“Baptism is like a very precious gift package that remains unopened, like a Christmas gift, misplaced somewhere and forgotten about, even before it was opened.” It is too big for my imagination.
Should We Imitate a Servant King?
People should experience in us the loving presence of a new kind of ruler – one from humble origins, who proclaimed the Reign of God, washed feet, died to manifest God’s love for us, rose from the dead and breathed his Spirit on us, so we could live his life as citizens of the Kingdom/Reign of God.
Mary’s Memories – the Rosary As Her Scrapbook
“She kept all these things, pondering them in her heart” (Lk 2:19; cf. 2:51)
To me, that’s another way of saying she kept her scrapbook of memories of special memories of her son in her heart.
Looking Back On Baptism In Our Older Years
Looking back at our own Baptism in light of how the birth of Jesus changed everything… for everyone. Perhaps it might trigger some thoughts about your own Baptism.