1/27/19: 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time: What the Baptism of Jesus Has to Do with Us

In today's Gospel, Jesus reveals himself to be the "anointed" one, or, literally in Greek, the "Christ". Jesus's anointing was manifested at his baptism, when the Holy Spirit descended upon in the form of a dove. This is what is signified when we are anointed with Chrism at our baptism: the truth that the Holy Spirit has descended upon us, making us a "Christian": another Christ. So Christ's mission that he receives at his anointing as priest, prophet and king he shares with us when we are baptized. How do we live this mission in our daily lives?