“Who are you?”..... “What are you then?.... What do you have to say for yourself?” (John 1: 19, 21, 22).
The priests, levites and Jewish leaders have been watching the ministry of St John the Baptist for a while. At long last, they decided to hear from the horse's mouth the identity of this austere prophet. John did not beat about the bush: “I am ‘the voice of one crying out in the desert, “Make straight the way of the Lord.” (John 1: 23).
And you? Who are you? What is your purpose on earth? What do you do for the Church of God? All these are apt questions to reflect on as we prepare to celebrate the feast of the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ on January 13th marking the end of the Christmas Season.
We celebrate today, January 2nd, two great Bishops and Doctors of the Church: Saints Basil the Great (329 to 379)and Gregory Nazianzen (329 to 389). Both men, great friends in this world "proclaimed Christ crucified; Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God." (Cf 1 Corinthians 1: 23 - 24).
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