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The Baptism of Jesus
The First Luminous Mystery · The Luminous Mysteries, prayed on Thursday
13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan, unto John, to be baptized by him. 14But John stayed him, saying: I ought to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me? 15And Jesus answering, said to him: Suffer it to be so now. For so it becometh us to fulfil all justice. Then he suffered him. 16And Jesus being baptized, forthwith came out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him: and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him. 17And behold a voice from heaven saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Matthew 3:13–17, Douay-Rheims (Challoner)
In painting
Paolo Veronese and workshop
about 1580–1588, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
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Peter Paul Rubens
1604–1605, KMSKA, Antwerp
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Tintoretto
1580–82, Church of San Silvestro, Venice
Photograph: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
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Pray this decade
- The Our Father, once.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. - The Hail Mary, ten times.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. - The Glory Be, once.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. - The Fatima Prayer, often added after the Glory Be.
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins. Save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.