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Earl Drew P. Cruz

9-St.Aloysius
Mark 1:1-8
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ [the Son of God]. 2 As it is written in
Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will
prepare your way.3 A voice of one crying out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way of
the Lord,
make straight his paths.’” 4 John [the] Baptist appeared in the desert proclaiming
a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 People of the whole Judean
countryside and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem were going out to him and were
being baptized by him in the Jordan River as they acknowledged their sins. 6 John
was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. He fed on locusts
and wild honey. 7 And this is what he proclaimed: “One mightier than I is coming
after me. I am not worthy to stoop and loosen the thongs of his sandals. 8 I have
baptized you with water; he will baptize you with the holy Spirit.”

Prayer

Dear Lord, thank You for Your Word and the wonderful truth that it
contains. Thank You that Jesus set aside His heavenly glory and took
upon Himself the humble status of Servant of all so that He could
identify with our humanity and pay the price for our sin - a price that
we are unable to pay. I pray that I may follow in His footsteps and live
in humble submission to Your Holy Spirit all the days of my life, and
only do those things that I hear from You. This I ask in Jesus' name,
AMEN.