THE BELOVED

The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me:
he has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly,
to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the
captives and release the prisoners, to announce
 year of favor from the Lord. Isa. 61:1-2a



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Images of Baptism
Jesus is Baptized 

HUMILTY

A man can lay claim to only what is given him from heaven.

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God our Father, through your Son you made us a new creation.
He shared our nature and became one of us;
with his help, may we become more like him,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God for ever and ever.  Prayer of the Church

THE WITNESS

Jesus Christ: He is the One who came by water and blood;
not by water only, but by water and blood,
And the Spirit is the One who testifies,
because the Spirit is the truth.

For there are three that testify, the Spirit,
he water, and the blood, and these three are in agreement.
 If we accept the testimony of men,
 God's testimony is greater,
because it is God's testimony that
He has given about His Son. Jn 5:6-10

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THE CONQUEROR

Say to daughter of Zion, your saviour comes!

Here is his reward with him,
 his recompense before him.
the redeemed of the Lord.  Isa. 62: 11-12a

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DESOLATE HERITAGE

In a time of favor I answered you,
on the day of salvation I help you,
 to restore the land and allot the
desolate heritage, saying to the prisoners:
 Come out! to those in darkness:
Show yourselves!  Is. 49:8b-9

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GOD IS LOVE

Dear friends, let us love one another,

 because love comes from God.  

Whoever loves is a child of God 

 and knows God. 1 Jn 4:7

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DO NOT TRUST EVERY SPIRIT

Lord, let the light of your glory shine within us, and lead us through the darkness of this world to the radiant of joy of our eternal home.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son, who lives with you

and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Prayer of the Church:

Jesus began to preach and say,
"Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand."

He went around all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, 

proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, and curing every disease 

and illness among the people. His fame spread to all of Syria, and

they brought to him all who were sick with various diseases and racked 

with pain, those who were possessed, lunatics, and paralytics,

and he cured them. 

And great crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, and Judea,
and from beyond the Jordan followed him Matt. 4:23-25. 

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