Baptism of Jesus

SUNDAY is the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus in Roman Catholic churches. The Western tradition moved its celebration of Jesus’ baptism to the Sunday after Epiphany, so the feast falls on January 10 this year. In the U.S., Catholic bishops also have designated this Sunday to kick off a special National Vocation Awareness Week—in the Catholic church’s ongoing campaign to deal with its chronic shortage of clergy.

Diane Fausel