SERMON/HOMILY ON THE FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD - YEAR B 8TH JANUARY 2024
SERMON/HOMILY ON THE FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD - YEAR B 8TH JANUARY 2024 Isaiah.55:1-11; Isa.12; Mark 1:7-11 “ _Come; buy wine and milk without money_ ” (Isa.55:1) The Mystery of Christ’s Baptism Today we celebrate the Baptism of our Lord by John the Baptist. To better understand the mystery of this sacred event in history, there is need to reflect briefly on the baptism of John the Baptist. John was a voice crying in the wilderness, calling the people to repentance, in preparation for the Messiah. This repentance was not without a process; the process for obtaining repentance was through baptism. To gain forgiveness of sins, the people needed to come to John to be baptized. This baptism of John comprised of three components: confession of guilt, a plea for forgiveness and a desire to make a new beginning. So, anyone coming to John for baptism should be ready to enumerate his or her wrong deeds, should regret them as offences against God, thereby seeking the mercy of God and sho...