{"id":4638,"date":"2012-02-02T11:53:45","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T00:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/?p=4638"},"modified":"2025-06-21T20:36:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T10:36:07","slug":"baptism-of-our-lord-jesus-christ-celebrated-at-saints-peter-and-paul-cathedral-strathfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/?p=4638","title":{"rendered":"Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ celebrated at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Strathfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a class=\"highslide img_1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str01.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4639\" title=\"bapt12_str01\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str01-160x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str01-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str01.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>On the Great Feast of the Baptism of our Lord, 6\/19 January 2012, the Great Blessing of Water was celebrated at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, outside, at the entrance to the cathedral.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This was the first opportunity for many to see the new icon mosaic of our Lord Jesus Christ together with the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul recently installed above the entrance to the cathedral.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"gallery galleryid-4638 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail\"><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"highslide img_2\" href='https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str01.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str01-160x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str01-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str01.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"highslide img_3\" href='https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str02.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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href='https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str08.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str08-160x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str08-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str08-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str08.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"highslide img_10\" href='https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str09.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str09-160x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str09-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str09-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str09.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><div style='clear: both'><\/div><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"highslide img_11\" href='https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str10.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str10-160x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str10-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str10-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str10.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"highslide img_12\" href='https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str11.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str11-160x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str11-160x90.jpg 160w, 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str16-160x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str16-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str16-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str16.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"highslide img_18\" href='https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str17.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str17-160x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str17-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str17-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str17.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"highslide img_19\" href='https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str18.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str18-160x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str18-160x90.jpg 160w, 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https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str19.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"highslide img_21\" href='https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str20.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str20-160x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str20-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str20-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/news10\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bapt12_str20.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl 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