Today is the Solemnity of the Baptism of Jesus at the River Jordan. This day also officially ends the Christmas Season.
There was no need for Jesus to be baptized by John, the Baptist because He did not have any sin. But He wanted to show the people that He was, in His human nature, like anyone of them, needing the cleansing waters of baptism. Moreover, it was an occasion for Jesus' divinity to be proclaimed when, "And the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the spirit of God descending as a dove and coming upon Him. And behold, a voice from the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." (Matt 1: 16-17)
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