Christ is Baptized! In the Jordan!

On January 6, 2020, our church of St. Mary's celebrated the Theophany of our Lord, His Baptism in the Jordan. As part of this feast day, we bless holy water in remembrance of this event. Below is a picture of this taking place.

 

Blessing the Holy Water
Fr. Michael blesses the Holy Water

 

The joyous part of this occurrence is that the newly blessed water is sprinkled not only throughout the church to bless the structure, but everyone comes forward to consume some and make this blessing a part of their body and soul. Many people also collect this water in containers and jars to take home and use, providing them an intimate connection with this most blessed feast.

 

Christ is Baptized! In the Jordan!