Christmas: January 8th

MASS READINGS

January 08, 2007 (Readings on USCCB website)

COLLECT PRAYER

Almighty, eternal God, when the Spirit descended upon Jesus at his baptism in the Jordan, you revealed him as your own beloved Son. Keep us, your children born of water and the Spirit, faithful to our calling. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Recipes (5)

• Cream Cheese Pound Cake
• Initial Cookies
• Kutia
• Letter banket
• Christ’s Diapers

Activities (17)

• A Two-Fold Theme: Baptism and Penance
• Baptism Catechesis
• Baptism Customs
• Baptismal Day
• Christmas and the Eucharist
• Day Fifteen—Activities for the Feast of the Baptism of Christ
• Family and Friends of Jesus Scrapbook Album
• Introducing God to Our Children
• Making a Baptismal Garment and Candle
• On Celebrating Baptism
• Practical Suggestions for Christian Living (Baptism)
• Receive the White Garment
• Religion in the Home for Elementary School: January
• Religion in the Home for Preschool: January
• Renewal of Baptismal Promises
• Sacramental Life in the Home: Baptism
• Teaching Baptism Through Scripture

Prayers (8)

• Christmas Table Blessing 1
• Christmas Table Blessing 2
• Christmas Table Blessing 3
• Christmas Table Blessing 4
• Book of Blessings: Blessing Before and After Meals: Christmas Season (2nd Plan)
• To Jordan's Water
• Book of Blessings: Blessing Before and After Meals: Christmas (1st Plan)
• Renewal of Baptismal Promises

Library (5)

• Baptism Is Not a Formality | Pope Francis
• Baptism Is the Starting Point of a Lifelong Path to Conversion | Pope Francis
• Feast of the Baptism of the Lord | Pope Benedict XVI
• Holy Trinity Is Revealed at Jesus' Baptism | Pope Saint John Paul II
• In Baptism Jesus Is in Solidarity with Us | Pope Benedict XVI

Blog & Podcasts (12)

• Baptism Begins a Continuing Catechesis: Special Needs for Communion
• Baptism is a New Beginning
• Celebrating Epiphany and the Christmas Season
• Christmas to Candlemas: When is the Real End of the Christmas Season?
• Establishing Intentional Liturgical Living Routines
• From Controversy to the Calendar: The Lord’s Baptism
• Not So Ordinary Time—Writing Our Acts
• Our Ordinary Walk of Life: Understanding “Tempus per Annum”
• Remembering Our Baptism
• The Coming of Jesus Christ in the Flesh
• The End of Christmas: Dispelling the Misconceptions
• The New Year: Redeeming the Time