1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian ... the water of the sea is a symbol of death and so can represent the mystery of the cross. By this symbolism Baptism signifies communion ...

In the deluge, we find many types of things to come. We have water and wood, baptism and the cross; Noah the just, Christ; the dove, the Holy Spirit; the ark, the Church; eight, the day of the ...

Sunday, Jan. 12, is the Baptism of the Lord. Mass readings: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7 or Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 or Psalm 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29-30; Acts 10:34-38 or ...

The fourth of these key truths revealed in Christ's baptism, Rives said, is "the fullness of the Godhead presented: The Son is baptized in the Jordan River, the Holy Spirit descends like a dove ...

In North Macedonia, believers celebrate Epiphany by throwing the Holy Cross into the the water, commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River. The Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia ...

“This place, which is the holy place of the baptism of Jesus, which also marks the beginning of the ministry of Jesus, marks a new beginning for the life of our Church,” said Cardinal Paroli ...