1.0St. Paul Church Macomb, ILhttps://stpaulmacomb.com/churchrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1DXA8hYs7b"><a href="https://stpaulmacomb.com/church/the-baptism-of-the-lord-2026/">The Baptism of the Lord (2026)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://stpaulmacomb.com/church/the-baptism-of-the-lord-2026/embed/#?secret=1DXA8hYs7b" width="600" height="338" title="“The Baptism of the Lord (2026)” — St. Paul Church Macomb, IL" data-secret="1DXA8hYs7b" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://stpaulmacomb.com/church/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> With the Baptism of the Lord, the Christmas season comes to an end, for Jesus is no longer the child of Bethlehem but begins His public ministry. As we reflect on Baptism, we are reminded that whenever we enter a church, we bless ourselves with holy water as a reminder of our Baptism. Since the early days of the Church, [...]