- Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
The Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord
“You are my beloved Son; with You I am well pleased.”
Entrance Antiphon: Mt 3:16-17 – “After the Lord was baptized, the heavens were opened, and the Spirit descended upon Him like a dove, and the voice of the Father thundered: 'This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.'”
First Reading: Is 55:1-11 – “Come to the waters: listen, that you may have life.”
Responsorial Psalm: Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 – “You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation.”
Second Reading: 1 Jn 5:1-9 – “The Spirit and the water and the blood.”
Alleluia: Jn 1:29 – “Alleluia, alleluia. John saw Jesus approaching him, and said: "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Alleluia, alleluia.”
Gospel: Mk 1:7-11 – “You are my beloved Son; with You I am well pleased.”
Communion Antiphon: Jn 1:32, 34 – “Behold the One of whom John said: 'I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.'"
