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Inspired by Pope John Paul II’s call to “contemplate the face of Christ,” Scripture scholar and popular author Timothy Gray takes a closer look at the life and mission of Jesus Christ in The Luminous Mysteries: Biblical Reflections on the Life of Christ. With clear and inviting language, Gray guides the reader through the rich biblical foundations of the baptism in the Jordan, the wedding of...

sign, there is the reality to which it points—the Holy Spirit—seen in the form of a dove. The Father declares His love for the Son, and so, here too God’s involvement is uniquely evident. Luke subtly but carefully shows us that Jesus’ baptism is the profound event wherein God the Father anoints Jesus for His royal messianic mission. Luke makes this clear in Acts 10, where he records Peter preaching a homily at the first baptism of Gentiles. In the homily, Peter explains how everything started with
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