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The Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America ^

Posted on 01/06/2007 6:42:21 AM PST by Kolokotronis

Apolytikion in the First Tone

Lord, when You were baptized in the Jordan, the veneration of the Trinity was revealed. For the voice of the Father gave witness to You, calling You Beloved, and the Spirit, in the guise of a dove, confirmed the certainty of His words. Glory to You, Christ our God, who appeared and enlightened the world.

Kontakion in the Fourth Tone

You appeared to the world today, and Your light, O Lord, has left its mark upon us. With fuller understanding we sing to You: "You came, You were made manifest, the unapproachable light."

Synaxarion:

About the beginning of our Lord's thirtieth year, John the Forerunner, who was some six months older than Our Saviour according to the flesh, and had lived in the wilderness since his childhood, received a command from God and came into the parts of the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto the remission of sins. Then our Saviour also came from Galilee to the Jordan, and sought and received baptism though He was the Master and John was but a servant. Whereupon, there came to pass those marvellous deeds, great and beyond nature: the Heavens were opened, the Spirit descended in the form of a dove upon Him that was being baptized and the voice was heard from the Heavens hearing witness that this was the beloved Son of God, now baptized as a man (Matt. 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:1-22). From these events the Divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ and the great mystery of the Trinity were demonstrated. It is also from this that the present feast is called "Theophany," that is, the divine manifestation, God's appearance among men. On this venerable day the sacred mystery of Christian baptism was inaugurated; henceforth also began the saving preaching of the Kingdom of the Heavens.



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1 posted on 01/06/2007 6:42:23 AM PST by Kolokotronis
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Orthodox ping for the Theophany!


2 posted on 01/06/2007 6:43:08 AM PST by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)
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To: Kolokotronis
The Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

The Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Baptism of the Lord: Our Power

Heaven, a Dove, a Voice [Baptism of the Lord]

Prayer and Meditation - Baptism of our Lord

To Know Christ Jesus

3 posted on 01/13/2008 6:10:31 PM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Kolokotronis

Thanks for the lesson. I had no idea this was called Theophany also. Makes sense, though.


4 posted on 01/13/2008 6:11:50 PM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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