Saturday 7 January 2006

Vigil of the Baptism of Our Lord

My own post about this feast shall appear in a day or so. For the moment, anyone looking for a glorious (if lengthy) meditation would surely find a source in the Blessing of the Waters, b.y Sophronios, Patriarch of Jerusalem. "Today the whole creation is watered by mystical streams."

I do so prefer cosmic redemption to atonement...

When You, Lord, were baptized in the Jordan, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest, for the voice of the Father bore witness to You and called You His beloved Son, and the Spirit, in the form of a dove, confirmed the truthfulness of His word. O Christ, Our God, who revealed Yourself, and enlightened the world, Glory to You!

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