Ravenna Baptism. "Our Lord voluntarily submitted himself to the baptism of St. John, intended for sinners, in order to "fulfill all righteousness." Jesus' gesture is a manifestation of his self-emptying …More
Ravenna Baptism.
"Our Lord voluntarily submitted himself to the baptism of St. John, intended for sinners, in order to "fulfill all righteousness." Jesus' gesture is a manifestation of his self-emptying. The Spirit who had hovered over the waters of the first creation descended then on the Christ as a prelude of the new creation, and the Father revealed Jesus as his "beloved Son." – CCC 1224. My sermon for today's feast of the Baptism of Christ can be read here. Mosaic detail from the 5th-century Neon Baptistery in Ravenna.
Source: Lawrence OP on Flickr
"Our Lord voluntarily submitted himself to the baptism of St. John, intended for sinners, in order to "fulfill all righteousness." Jesus' gesture is a manifestation of his self-emptying. The Spirit who had hovered over the waters of the first creation descended then on the Christ as a prelude of the new creation, and the Father revealed Jesus as his "beloved Son." – CCC 1224. My sermon for today's feast of the Baptism of Christ can be read here. Mosaic detail from the 5th-century Neon Baptistery in Ravenna.
Source: Lawrence OP on Flickr