LITURGICAL
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
A day of the liturgical calendar
The feast that closes the Christmas Season, commemorating the baptism of Jesus by John in the Jordan.
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Celebrated on the Sunday after Epiphany, this feast marks the beginning of Christ's public ministry, when the Father's voice proclaimed him the beloved Son and the Holy Spirit descended upon him. It closes the Christmas Season; Ordinary Time begins the next day.
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