Rosary beads close rosaryA string of beads ... Perseverance and increase in virtue (Trust in Mary's Intercession). The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan. Fruit of the Mystery: Openness to the Holy ...

Matthew records that when Jesus asked John to baptise him, John was reluctant to do so. This could be for the following reasons: baptism is for the forgiveness of sin, yet Jesus is God’s son and ...