Listen to the homily here.
Notes:
Notes:
Each of us was born and we should continually thank God, thank our parents or even thank the people that cared for you to grow up
· On earth, some people are famous, some are known by few people…but always remember that God does know you!
Today I would like to mention some people that we remember in our salvation history from God
· For instance, we know Adam and Eve were created to God and they had children
· Abraham and Sarah had a son: Isaac, Isaac to Jacob
· Moses
· David, the king
· Many of these people are on the tree of God’s chosen family
And today we have a Solemnity of the baptism of John the Baptism
· Which is interesting that it is celebrated on Sunday
One nugget I hope you remember today: John the Baptist is a pivot of all salvation history
· He is like a bridge between the Old Testament and the New Testament
o In one way, John was the last Old Testament prophet
o And the new proclaimer in the New Testament, directly pointing to Jesus Christ
§ I mention this because when we remember the prophets, the kings and leaders in the Old Testament, they have snippets and tastes by pointing to God…but now John points to Jesus Christ who is both God and Man
§ Jesus pointed to this when he said: “Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.” (Matthew 7:11)
§ Before Jesus, John was the greatest after people that didn’t physically know him, but after Jesus he was the lest because he didn’t know what we have up to this dya!
“The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the desert until the day of his manifestation to Israel.” Jesus Christ
Each of you have a mission from God from your birth…grow and become with strength and manifest your love with Jesus Christ!
St. John the Baptist, Pray for us
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