Catholic Word of the Day: HYPAPANTE, 01-20-10

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HYPAPANTE

The feast of the Purification in the Byzantine Rite. The name comes from the meeting (hypapante) of the Christ Child and his Mother with the holy Simeon and Anna in the Temple.

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[Salvation]

A new word for me.

[Salvation]

The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Jesus in the Temple Feast of the Purification (Candlemas)
SIMEON IS OPEN TO THE LORD’S ACTION [Presentation of the Lord]
[Feast of the] Presentation of the Lord
Orthodox Feast of The Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple; February 2

[Uri’el-2012]

Luke2:
29 "Now YHvH, You are releasing Your bond-servant to depart in peace,
According to Your word;

30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation,

Yah'shua => YHvH is my salvation.

shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach

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Catholic Word of the Day – links will be provided later by another FReeper.

 

Monogamy	Sanctoral Cycle/Proper of the Saints	Prinknash
Gift of Knowledge	Nine Offices	Imputability
Thesis	Hypapante

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[Salvation]

Thanks for that direct quote.

[USMCPOP]

I could twist this one all over the place, but I won’t. Having been dubbed a “heathen” in Catholic high school, I’ll let my reputation stand, LOL.

[Tax-chick]

I totally drew a blank!

[Salvation]

I wondered about that this morning when I posted it. You usually know the words a lot better than me. Probably because you speak another language.

[Straight Vermonter]

Earlier Catholic Words of the Day

Monogamy	Sanctoral Cycle / Proper of the Saints	Prinknash
Gift of Knowledge	Nine Offices	Imputability
Thesis	Hypapante

[Tax-chick]

I thought there might be a connection to the Greek root “hypo-,” but that was as far as I got. Nothing we’ve learned in Greek helped!