Processional
Baptized in Living Waters As we observe the Baptism of Our Lord, we recall also the gift of our own baptism, when we were told that, “The God of power and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ has free you from sin and brought you to new life through water and the Holy Spirit.” We are clothed in Christ and are called to share Christ with the world. Isaiah 12 R. You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation. God indeed is my savior; I am confident and unafraid. My strength and my courage is the Lord, and he has been my savior; With joy you will draw water at the fountain of salvation. R. Give thanks to the Lord, acclaim his name; among the nations make known his deeds, proclaim how exalted is his name. R. Sing praise to the Lord for his glorious achievement; let this be known throughout all the earth. Shout with exultation, O city of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel! R. Offertory Offertory Antiphon “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord; the Lord God is our light, alleluia, alleluia.” (Ps 118: 26-27) Our Psalmist proclaims, “With joy you will draw water at the fountain of salvation.” (Isaiah 12) Let us give thanks to God who in his great love came down to earth, walked among us, and opens to us the way of salvation. The first phrase of our Antiphon, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord,” appears also in the Sanctus we sing each week during the Liturgy of the Eucharist. For it is for this great sacrifice of His Body and Blood that our Lord has come to earth for our sake. Michael Haydn’s “Benedictus" conveys the joy of this mystery. When John Baptized by Jordan's River Through baptism, modelled for us by Jesus himself, we are given a new birth in Christ. The same is true every time we go to Confession, as God forgives our sins again and again, and invites us begin anew, “daily to grow, by grace defended, filled with the Spirit from above.” Communion Communion Antiphon “As for all of you who have been baptized in Christ, you have put on Christ, alleluia.” These are the words we hear just after our baptism, when, clothed in a white garment which symbolizes our Christian dignity, we are called for the first time to “walk always as children of the light.” I Received the Living God Just as in our Baptism we received the living God, God continues to pour out his blessings upon us, as He invites us to receive Him again and again in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. Recessional Baptized in Water Sent forth in joy, we praise God for the gift of baptism He has given us.
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