A Note From Fr. Dan

The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

Dear Parish Family,

The feast of the Baptism of the Lord brings an end to the Church’s Liturgical celebration of Christmas and the Christmas season.  His being made known to the nations, we now proclaim the beginning of His public ministry. Jesus is proclaimed by the Father to be His ‘beloved Son,’ and the Holy Spirit  is evident (in the form of a Dove) as there is a total unity and equality among the Three Divine Persons of the Blessed Trinity.  Jesus is acknowledged by John the Baptist as the Lamb of God, the One who has come to take away the sins of the world.  Today, Jesus begins His public ministry, the proclamation of the Gospel, the good News of God’s loving plan to bring healing, hope, forgiveness and salvation to all humankind. This will reach its culmination in His Passion, Death, Resurrection, Ascension and outpouring of the Holy Spirit.  Today, we also are reminded of our own Baptism, where we received the grace of the forgiveness of original sin, adoption as one of God’s children, Christ’s sibling and a Temple of the Holy Spirit.  It’s now our mission to continue the mission of proclaiming the Gospel by the witness of our lives.  Offering faith, hope, love and Christ’s redemption to all the world. As we begin this year we should look at and examine how faithful I have been to the wonderful gift of my faith and the graces of my own Baptism.

God Bless, Fr. Dan