Pierluigi da Palestrina - Tribus Miraculis

Tribus miraculis ornatum diem sanctum colimus: hodie stella magos duxit ad praesepium, hodie vinum ex aqua factum est ad nuptias, hodie in Jordane Christus baptizari voluit ut salvaret nos. Alleluia.

We honor this holy day, adorned with three miracles: today the star led the Magi to the manger; today water was turned into wine for the wedding; today Christ desired to be baptized in the Jordan that he might save us. Alleluia.

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Adoration of the Magi by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, 1564, National Gallery, London

The Baptism of Christ by Gerard David, Triptych of Jean Des Trompes (central panel), 1505, Groeninge Museum, Bruges, Belgium

The Baptism of Christ by Cima da Conegliano, 1493-94, oil on panel, 350 x 210 cm, San Giovanni in Bragora, Venice

The Baptism of Christ by Piero della Francesca, 1440-45, egg tempera on poplar, 167 x 116 cm, London, National Gallery

The Baptism of Christ, by a pupil of Veit Stoss, ca. 1480–1490, Cracow, Lindenwood with polychromy and gilding, 120.6 x 99.6 cm, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Baptism of Christ, French miniature, 1160s, illumination on parchment, 249 x 156 mm, Staatliche Museen, Berlin