TIN MỪNG CHO NGƯỜI TRẺ: THE EPIPHANY AND BAPTISM OF JESUS
| This week we celebrate both the Epiphany of our Lord and His Baptism in the Jordan river. Today (Sunday) is the Epiphany, which is the day that we remember the wise men from far away in the East coming to worship the newborn baby Jesus. God let them know that His Son was coming and gave them a special star in the sky to follow to find Him. When they found Jesus with His mother Mary they knelt down and gave Him precious treasures of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Tomorrow (Monday) we celebrate the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan river. Jesus went to Saint John the Baptist, who was baptizing people and helping them repent from their sins. John knew that Jesus hadn’t sinned but Jesus asked John to baptize Him anyway. This was the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry. Until this time, He had been living a life hidden from the rest of the world. Like the wise men, we can give Jesus our best treasure: ourselves! If we decide to live our lives for Jesus then we will show the love of Jesus by our love for others |