The Baptism of the Lord

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

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🗓️ 9 January 2005

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

John the Baptist, the last and greatest of the prophets, correctly discerns that Jesus is the Son of God, but what he finds disconcerting is that this God-man comes to him for baptism: "I should rather be baptized by you." This reversal--still stunning 2000 years later--is indicative of the Incarnation's purpose: God's desire to enter into the state and condition of the sinner out of love.

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0:00.0	Word on fire is brought to you by Catholic cemeteries, serving the Chicago area since 1837.
0:07.0	This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to
0:11.2	reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on fire.
0:17.6	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on fire, which is God's
0:22.0	Word of Love for each of us.
0:24.3	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, who we might speak with
0:29.3	love about the One who is love.
0:32.6	The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parish and Winnetka now presents
0:37.6	the Word on fire.
0:39.6	Peace be with you.
0:41.6	For today is the feast of the baptism of the Lord.
0:45.2	It's a very important feast, and the readings are very rich for this day.
0:51.4	Here's the first thing we have to keep in mind when it comes to the baptism of the Lord.
0:56.4	The baptism of Jesus was very embarrassing.
1:01.4	It's true.
1:03.4	The baptism of Jesus was deeply embarrassing.
1:07.4	Here's the one that the first Christians maintained was the Savior, the Son of God, the
1:14.1	spotless lamb who takes away the sin of the world.
1:19.0	So why the heck was he seeking a baptism of repentance?
1:25.2	And there's no getting around it.
1:27.7	John the Baptist was operating along the Jordan River north of Jerusalem, and he was offering
1:33.5	a baptism of repentance.
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