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December 16<\/strong> John the Baptist:<\/em> Mark 1:1-8 Symbols:<\/em> shell with water, river<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beginning of the good newsof Jesus Christ, the Son of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 <\/sup><\/strong>As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSee, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
    who will prepare your way;
3 <\/sup><\/strong>the voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
    \u2018Prepare the way of the Lord,
    make his paths straight,\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.\u00a05\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.\u00a06\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Now John was clothed with camel\u2019s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.\u00a07\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>He proclaimed, \u201cThe one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals.\u00a08\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>I have baptized you with[<\/sup>f<\/sup><\/a>]<\/sup>\u00a0water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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December 16 John the Baptist: Mark 1:1-8 Symbols: shell with water, river The beginning of the good newsof Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, \u201cSee, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,    who will prepare your way;3 the voice of one crying out in the wilderness:    \u2018Prepare the way of the Lord,    make his … <\/p>\n

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