![]() ![]() We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. Beloved, we are God's children now what we shall be has not yet been revealed. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. The beloved disciple John wrote in His first letter: 'See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. It is not only the beginning of the Lord's public ministry, it is the beginning of the new creation, re-constituted in Him. Mt 3:17 and parallels), while the Spirit descends on him to invest him with the mission which he is to carry out' (Blessed John Paul II, RVM 21).įrom antiquity, the Christian church has pointed to the Baptism of the Lord in the river of Jordan, as the event wherein the full plan of God for His Church and the entirety of creation itself is made manifest. 2Cor 5:21), the heavens open wide and the voice of the Father declares him the beloved Son (cf. Here, as Christ descends into the waters, the innocent one who became 'sin' for our sake (cf. 'The Baptism in the Jordan is first of all a mystery of light. And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love with him I am well pleased' (Mt 3,13-17). At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" Jesus replied, "Let it be so now it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then John consented. 'Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 1st Mystery of Light: The Baptism of the Lord in the Jordan Each of these mysteries points the believer to the central meaning of the Mission of the Redeemer, Jesus Christ. The Mysteries of Light' or 'Luminous Mysteries' are now placed between the Joyful and sorrowful mysteries in our recitation of the Rosary on a sequential basis. If you donate just $5.00, the price of your coffee, Catholic Online School could keep thriving. We're not salespeople, but we depend on donations averaging $14.76 and fewer than 1% of readers give. If you have already donated, we sincerely thank you. Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot that's great! It's a little awkward to ask, but we need your help. Each of these mysteries is a revelation of the Kingdom now present in the very person of Jesus.' In proposing to the Christian community five significant moments - 'luminous' mysteries - during this phase of Christ's life, I think that the following can be fittingly singled out: '(1) his Baptism in the Jordan, (2) his self-manifestation at the wedding of Cana, (3) his proclamation of the Kingdom of God, with his call to conversion, (4) his Transfiguration, and finally, (5) his institution of the Eucharist, as the sacramental expression of the Paschal Mystery. ![]() 'Yet this truth emerges in a special way during the years of his public life, when he proclaims the Gospel of the Kingdom. He is the 'light of the world' (Jn 8:12). Certainly the whole mystery of Christ is a mystery of light. ![]() 'Moving on from the infancy and the hidden life in Nazareth to the public life of Jesus, our contemplation brings us to those mysteries which may be called in a special way 'mysteries of light'. He also proposed that the practice of praying the rosary would be enhanced by additional 'mysteries of light' for reflection. In 2002, Blessed John Paul II released an apostolic letter on the 'Rosary of the Virgin Mary' (RVM) in which he referred to the Rosary as a 'compendium of the Gospel'. ![]()
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