By joining the people who ask John for the Baptism of conversion, Jesus shares with them the deep desire for inner renewal. And the Holy Spirit, who descends upon him “in bodily form, as a dove”, is a sign that with Jesus a new world is being initiated, a ‘new creation’. The words of the Father are also addressed to each of us, so we may be reborn with Christ in Baptism: “You are my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased”. The Father’s love, which all of us received on the day of our Baptism, is a flame that was lit in our hearts, and needs to be rekindled by our prayer and our love for each other. Pope’s Angelus Message, Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord. 2019