Baptized with His Baptism

Exegesis of the Word: On Christ’s Baptism and Ours

The Baptism of Jesus is like a hinge between the Nativity and Paschal Mystery. Every aspect of Jesus’ life involves the Triune God manifesting and saving. Jesus’ Nativity and His Passion, Death, and Resurrection are two key moments of this work of God manifesting Himself and saving us. The Baptism of the Lord, however, has a special place in bringing together so many key themes and rich dimensions of Jesus’ saving revelation and work. The themes…

Baptized with His Baptism

And when Jesus came to the Jordan … then the Holy Spirit descended to him for the sake of humanity, as I already said, in the appearance of a dove. And at the same time a voice came from the heavens which also had been spoken through David, as he spoke in his own persona that which would later be said to Christ by the Father, “You are my son, today I have begotten you.” Thus, we might say that his birth occurred when knowledge of him would be bo…

What does Jesus’ baptism have to do with ours?

Baptismal solidarity calls us to reframe how we approach social issues. It asks us to orient ourselves with the poor and the marginalized.