The long Christmas holiday in the country liturgically ends on Monday, Jan. 9, with the Roman Catholic Church’s observance of the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, which commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River by His cousin Saint John the Baptist, at a time when ...

Source: Manila Bulletin (https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/08/feast-of-the-baptism-of-the-lord-on-jan-9/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feast-of-the-baptism-of-the-lord-on-jan-9)