Dear Holy Trinity Family,

It is the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord today. After the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, which God revealed or manifested Himself to the world in the second person of Holy Trinity, Jesus, it is fitting that we need to reflect on the promises of the Sacrament of baptism as we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. Jesus did not need to be baptized, but He let John the Baptist perform the baptism in the Jordan because it was to fulfill all righteousness (Matthew 3:15).

All Catholics must renounce Satan and Evil by rejecting all forms of evil and the influence of Satan and profess Faith in God. This is our core act of declaration of belief whenever we renew our promises of the baptism. Furthermore, we commit ourselves to pursue a life that reflects Christian values and holiness by following Jesus Christ as His disciples who accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. Our commitment of the faith can be done in a way of spreading the message of Jesus and the Gospel to the world as we serve others in love and compassion through the active participation in the Church with our material and spiritual supports to help the faith community be a beacon of God’s love and mercy.

Our baptism is more than a sign of our willingness to be part of God’s family; it is a reality of our salvation that God promised in the Old Testament, which was fulfilled in the New Testament by Jesus. St. Paul said, “one Lord, one faith, one baptism” (Ephesians 4:5). We have one Lord, Jesus Christ, who is the author of life, one faith as we trust in Jesus Christ as our Savior, and one baptism that we have been participated in the Baptism of the Lord.

Remembering who we are as the Baptized Catholics, let us live fully each day and every day with our baptismal promises so that we all can be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. (Matthew 5:13-16).

May God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit bless all of us through the intercession of our Blessed Virgin Mother!

In Christ,

Fr. Brian