Celebrating the Baptism of the Lord

We celebrate the Baptism of Christ on the first Sunday following The Epiphany of Our Lord, which is celebrated on January 6th.  The Solemnity of the Baptism of Christ brings to an end the season of Christmas in the Catholic Church.  This event is very important for our Church because it is said that at the baptism of Christ in the River Jordan that God appeared as the trinity (God, Jesus AND the Holy Spirit).  Christ did not need to be baptized by John the Baptist because he was sinless, but at his baptism Jesus gave the gift of Baptism to all of us which would remove the sins of the world.  "Behold the Lamb of God, behold Him who takes away the sin of the world". (John 1:29)

 

We went to mass where the priest blesses us all with Holy Water and then took time at home to look at pictures and watch videos from each of our children's baptisms.  We think it is very important for our family to celebrate not only birthdays but also our baptism anniversaries and the feast days of Saints who we are named after.  We celebrate the renewal of our souls by the power of the Holy Spirit washing away our original sin.  It is truly a beautiful gift!

Ryan's Baptism - February 2010

 

Connor's Baptism - December 2011

Luke's Baptism - June 2013

We also did a fun coloring activity with John the Baptist baptizing Jesus.  As I mentioned before, when you start living out the liturgical year in your home the most important part is to learn something, and to have fun!  Some feast days we have a big party and some we just read a book, color a picture or do a fun craft.  Our life is kind of crazy right now (you can read about the cross that we have been asked to carry with the miscarriage of our son Samuel), so this feast day was a small activity type of day at our house!  No matter how big or small, your family is blessed by together drawing closer to God.

 

 

Happy Feast of the Baptism of the Lord! May we all continued to be blessed by the gift of baptism so that our sins may be washed away and one day we can all enter eternal life with Him in Heaven.