First Luminous Mystery
Baptism - Openness to the Holy Spirit
Narrative:
The Baptism of the Lord
1. John is baptizing in the Jordan proclaiming a baptism of repentance.
2. “I am the voice of one crying in the desert, make straight the way of the Lord.”
3. “One mightier than I is coming after me.”
4. “I have baptized you with water, He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
5. Seeing Jesus, John exclaims: “Behold the Lamb of God.”
6. Against protests of his unworthiness, John baptizes Jesus in the Jordan.
7. After Jesus’ baptism a voice from Heaven: “This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.”
8. The Spirit descends upon Jesus in the form of a dove.
9. In this heavenly manifestation is instituted the sacrament of baptism.
10. The divine Trinity is manifested: the voice of the Father is heard as the Spirit descends upon the Son.
Spiritual Fruit:
Openness to the Holy
Spirit
1. 1 Corinthians 12:4-11
2. 9 Gifts of the Holy Spirit
3. Different Service, same Lord
4. Different Works, same God
5. For the Common Good
6. Distributed according to God's Will
[1. 1 Corinthians 12:4-11]
"[4] There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. [5] There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. [6] There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
[7] Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. [8] To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, [9] to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, [10] to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,[a] and to still another the interpretation of tongues.[b] [11] All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines."
-1 Corinthians 12:4-11
[2. 9 Gifts of the Holy Spirit:]
The 9 Gifts of the Holy Spirit:
[1] Interpretation
[2] Knowledge
[3] Prophecy
[4] Miracles
[5] Distinguishing Spirits
[6] Healing
[7] Faith
[8] Wisdom
[9] Tongues
[3. Different service, same Lord]
"Know that the greatest service that man can offer to God is to help convert souls."
-St. Rose of Lima
"If we wish to make any progress in the service of God we must begin every day of our life with new eagerness. We must keep ourselves in the presence of God as much as possible and have no other view or end in all our actions but the divine honor."
-St. Carlo Borromeo
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
-St. Francis of Assisi
[4. Different works, same God]
"A good tree, that is, a good heart as well as a soul on fire with charity can do nothing but good and holy works."
-St. Angela Merici
"Teach by works more than by words."
-St. Teresa of Avila
[5. For the common good]
"Live simply so others may simply live."
-St. Teresa of Calcutta
"A tree is know by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love."
-St. Basil
"God does not consider the outcome of the good work undertaken but the charity that accompanied it."
-St. Vincent de Paul
[6. Distributed according to God's will]
"It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look."
-St. Francis of Assisi
"There is nothing small in the service of God"
-St. Francis de Sales
