by Rita Baumann | Jan 10, 2025 | Blog and News, Friday Update
The Baptism of the Lord This feast ends the Christmas season, and is the beginning of Jesus’s public ministry in the lectionary. Read this week’s readings here. History of Baptisms in the Jewish Faith The baptism John performed was the mikva’ot, practiced...
by Rita Baumann | Jan 10, 2025 | Bulletins
by Rita Baumann | Jan 3, 2025 | Friday Update
The Epiphany of the Lord Why are we in the Gospel of Matthew and not Luke? Matthew 2:1-12 is today’s Gospel reading, because this account of the Magi is unique to Matthew. Read this week’s readings here. Who Were the Magi? They might have been of the...
