This day, when the Lord was baptized in the Jordan, the heavens were opened, and the Spirit descended like a dove, and remained upon Him, and the voice of the Father sounded forth like thunder: * This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased. V. The Holy Ghost descended upon Him in a bodily shape like a dove , and a voice came from heaven. This is My beloved Son… (The first responsory of Matins of the Baptism of the Lord.)The Baptism of Christ, by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, ca. 1655.R. Hodie in Jordáne baptizáto Dómino aperti sunt
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