Baptism at Qasr al-Yahud
The Feast of Epiphany
When Jesus came up from the water, the heavens opened, the Holy Spirit descended in the form of a dove and the voice of God was heard: "You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." Matthew 3,16.
The Feast of Epiphany = Revelation, marks, according to the Orthodox Churches, the day when Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan River and for the first time revealed to the world as the Son of God.
When Jesus came up from the water, the heavens opened, the Holy Spirit descended in the form of a dove and the voice of God was heard: "You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." Matthew 3,16
We will travel to the baptismal site in the Jordan River and join hundreds of believers who come from around the world to celebrate the baptism of Jesus by John, the resurrection of Jesus! The renewal! And the rebirth!
The Madaba Map · 6th century
The place of baptism: “Bethabara, the shrine of Saint John the Baptist” (in Greek, in red), on the Jordan near Jericho.
Colour plate by Palmer & Guthe, 1906 · public domain · Source of the Madaba map (opens in a new tab)
From the ceremony
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