January 11, 2026
We are Moving Quickly Each year, the early life of Jesus is covered very quickly in our liturgical cycle. He was born on Christmas, a little over two weeks ago, acknowledged as a member of the Holy Family two weekends ago, visited by Magi last weekend, and now baptized as an adult this weekend. The reason for the rapid series of events is the lack of information about the life of Jesus from his birth to the beginning of his public ministry, believed to be around the time he was thirty years of age. The only scriptural reference of his life following the immigration adventure of the Holy Family, leading them to settle in Nazareth in Galilee, and his appearance to be baptized by John, is the event when he was twelve, where he remained in the Temple with the learned adult faith leaders. His parents, Mary and Joseph, found


