January 11, 2026

The Baptism of the lord

by Fr. Jonah, O.P.

Fr. Jonah here, filling in for Fr. Boniface while he’s away.

It’s the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Baptism is at the root of our entire spiritual life. St. Paul puts it this way: “Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life” (Rom 6:3-4).

Here’s a suggestion: find out the date you were baptized, put it on your calendar as a recurring event, and every year on that day say a special prayer of thanksgiving to God for the gift of uniting you to the life of Jesus through your Baptism.

God bless you!

Fr. Jonah, O.P.