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How Christ gave power to the baptism which he received
By receiving St John’s baptism, Christ obeyed the Father, sanctified the rite, and laid the foundation for sacramental baptism.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Christ's Baptism – and his departure from his Mother
The Baptism of Christ was the opening of his ministry – here's what happened just before.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
How did the Magi spend their time at Bethlehem?
We often think about how the Magi arrived at Bethlehem to worship Christ – but what did they do there, and how did Christ send them back?
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
The Holy Name in the Holy Family
How the Circumcision and Holy Name stand at the start of the life of the Holy Family together.
Something practical the Magi can teach us today
We don't need to cross land and sea in order to do what they did – or adore whom they adored.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
What Epiphany really reveals about God
The Epiphany manifests God's power, holiness, mercy, and faithfulness – as the nations are called to worship Christ in humility and truth.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
What ancient promise did the gold, frankincense and myrrh reveal?
The Magi's threefold offering unveiled the mystery hidden since Paradise – that God himself would redeem mankind and reign as King.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Where was St Joseph at the Epiphany?
Led by the star, the Magi find not a palace but the fulfilment of the world’s oldest promise: the Child with His Mother.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
How the Magi were actually in grave danger themselves
The Magis' candour leaves them exposed to human malice, and yet God leads them through danger – into a joy no earthly power can give.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
The Power of the Holy Name
The Holy Name of Jesus conveys the victorious power by which grace is bestowed, prayer is heard, and the enemies of our salvation are put to flight.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Why Christ was given the Holy Name of 'Jesus'
The first imposition of the Holy Name of Jesus on the infant God-Man was no less a fulfilment of the Old Covenant than the Circumcision. Fr Coleridge…
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
The first drops of the Precious Blood
The Circumcision reveals Christ already acting as Redeemer, freely shedding his Blood with full knowledge, love, and consent.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Why did Christ need to be circumcised?
The Eternal God, needing no remedy for sin, validated the ancient rite by submitting to it – and thus abolished it forever.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
What was the purpose of circumcision – and who circumcised Jesus?
Why did the sinless Infant submit to a rite designed to cancel original sin and bind men to the Mosaic Law?
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Father Coleridge Reader
Father Coleridge Reader
Gospel-focused spiritual reading, based around the liturgical year and the life of Christ, by the English Catholic hero Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ.
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