from catholicnewsagency.com
The gift of faith is the “most beautiful reason to live,” said Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Faith is sought through baptism and brought to maturity within the Church community, he added.
The Pope celebrated Sunday's feast with a rare Mass in the Sistine Chapel followed by the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square. During the celebration of the Mass, which has become a tradition in the Vatican every Jan. 9, he baptized 21 children.
With baptism, he said during his homily, the child is inserted into the "mutual exchange of love" between God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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