<p class="title_brown">I <strong>Mystery</strong></p>

<p class="subtitle_brown">The baptism of Jesus in the Jordan</p>

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We contemplate the mystery of the <em>baptism of Jesus in Jordan</em>, meditating on the words from the Gospel according to Saint Mathew: As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, &laquo;This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. &raquo;</p>

<p class="normal_text">[Mt 3,16-17]</p>

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In a tentative of registering the ineffable scene of the Redeemer&rsquo;s baptism, the Gospel writers help the followers of the Messiah to understand that Jesus is the Christ. Even if the frame concentrates in the hands of the Baptist who pours water on the face of Christ, the account does not leave unnoticed that the heavens were ripped apart so that the Father, with His voice, would seal the moment: it is over this Man &ndash; and over those who listen to Him &ndash; that all the tenderness of God was being poured.<br />
In Fatima, we also feel the force of the delight of the merciful Father who takes us to the waters of conversion.<br />
Virgin of Fatima, Lady of the Sons in the Son, intercede for us next to Christ so that we may be faithful to the Word of His voice.<br />
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