Posts Tagged ‘ Theophany ’

Let us praise the greatness of God’s beneficence towards us (Prayer)

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January 12, 2012
Water tumbling in the Jordan River, Israel. © David Shay (Wikimedia Commons), licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons licence.

Upon our fall, he became man, he was cleansed with our cleansing in the Jordan, he who alone is clean and unstained.
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All ye that in Christ have been baptized have put on Christ (Chant)

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January 12, 2012
Orthodox monks chanting

St Benedict Biscop (c. 628-690) was devoted to sacred chant and art, even borrowing the head chanter of St Peter's in Rome to ensure that the English Church had truly sacred music.
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What ailed thee, thou Jordan? (Prayer)

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January 11, 2012
A 15th century icon of the Baptism of Christ, from the Cathedral of the Transfiguration, in Tver

Glory be to God, who appeared and was seen upon earth, giving light the world.
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The Baptism of Jesus: Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you

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January 8, 2012
The Jordan River in Israel, © chmee2 (Wikimedia Commons). Licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons licence.

When Joshua brought his people across the Jordan river, together with the Ark of God, he wrote in shadows of the bountiful deed to come.
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For Adam, it is no longer night, but all is now day

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January 7, 2012
The church at Fotheringhay, Northants, in the early dawn. © Tony Reeve (Geograph), licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Licence.

In the cool of the evening Adam hid himself, as it is written; he found Day, and it roused him.
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O well-spring of life and immortality!

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January 6, 2012
A cross on Mount Athos, overlooking the waters of the Aegean Sea

Thou didst clothe thyself in our weak and beggared clay to be baptised by the hand of a servant, so that, having sanctified the nature of the waters, thou mightest tread a path for our rebirth through water and Spirit.
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Ælfric of Eynsham: Great was Christ’s humility, when he came to the Baptist

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January 6, 2012
The Baptism of Christ, a window in St Guthlac's Church, Stathern, Leics. © Kate Jewell (Geograph). Licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Licence.

Christ would be baptized, not because he needed any baptism, for he had never wrought any sin, but he would by his humility set an example.
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Troparion of the Epiphany (Kastalsky)

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January 6, 2012
The Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Vladimir, Russia. © Aaneli Salo (Wikimedia Commons). Licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Licence.

When thou, O Lord, wast baptized in the Jordan, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest; for the voice of the Father bore witness unto thee, calling thee the beloved Son.
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Gregory Nazianzen on the five kinds of Baptism

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January 6, 2012
An icon in mosaic of St Gregory the Theologian (Nazianzen), in La Martorana, Palermo (detail)

Since this is a feast of Baptism, let us spend time in thought on the different kinds of Baptism, so that we may go out from this place purified.
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Firm of purpose, I have come to save Adam

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January 5, 2012
One of six scenes from the life of Christ in the east window of St John the Baptist's Church, Cockayne Hartley, Beds. © James Yardley (Geograph). Licenced for reuse under a Creative Commons Licence.

Only baptize me in silence, and expect those things which baptism supplieth.
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