The Theophany of Jesus

HOMILYThe Baptism of the Lord (C) – 10 January 2010Readings: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10; Acts 10:34-38 or Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Lk 3:15-16, 21-22This Sunday we officially end the Christmas season with the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus Christ.Our liturgy, reflecting the Bible, chronologically bypasses most of Jesus’ childhood and adolescent years, and sets the stage