Above: Baptism of Christ fresco by Giotto di Bondone, c. 1305 (Cappella Scrovegni, Padua, Italy). V. Grant, Lord, a blessing. Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us merciful and clement. R. Amen. Reading 4 From the Sermons of St. Maximus, Bishop of Turin. 1st on the Epiphany. Dearly beloved brethren, we are instructed by the tradition of the Fathers, that we have to keep…
