https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010922.cfm
I quote:
The heavens were opened and the voice of the Father thundered:This is my beloved Son, listen to him.
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It is noteworthy that our brethren in the Christian Orthodox traditions celebrate this feast with great ceremony reminding all prepared to hear, and act on The Saviour's words that our rebirth into new life in the care of God's Spirit reveals to us all that Our Father has prepared for our life's journey.
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” ~ John 3:5-8
I link the baptism scene of Jesus per Franco Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth 1977:
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