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Podcast: Catholic Daily Reflections
Episode: The Baptism of the Lord (Year A) - An Indelible Spiritual Mark
Description: Read OnlineJesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. John tried to prevent him, saying, βI need to be baptized by you, and yet you are coming to me?β Jesus said to him in reply, βAllow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.β Then he allowed him. Matthew 3:13β15John the Baptist was the last of the Old Testament prophets, entrusted with the mission to immediately prepare the way for the Messiah. Todayβs feast marks a pivotal transition from the Old Law to the New. Pri...