by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“#Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan … … After Jesus was baptized, He came up from the water and behold, the Heavens were opened for Him, and He saw the Spirit of #God descending like a dove and coming upon Him. … a Voice came from the Heavens, saying, ‘This is My Beloved Son, with whom I
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“The chalking of the doors is a centuries-old practice throughout the world … an easy tradition to adopt, and a great practice whereby we dedicate our year to #God from its very outset, asking His blessing on our homes and on all who live, work or visit them there. …”
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“… The three Wise Men, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar followed the star of God’s Son who became human two thousand and fifteen years ago. May Christ bless our home and remain with us throughout the new year. Amen. … Visit, O blessed Lord, this home with the gladness of Your Presence. Bless all who live or visit here with the
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“… This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. The celebration commemorates the visit of the magi to the child Jesus, the King of the Jews. The significance of this feast is that Jesus is made manifest to the nations. The magi who come from foreign lands to see the newborn king represent the ‘nations.’ The light that comes
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“… Pope Francis in his homily spoke about these three Kings who, he said, ‘personify all those who believe, those who long for God, who yearn for their home, their heavenly homeland.’ They reflect, he added, ‘the image of all those who in their lives have not let their hearts become anesthetized.’ Like these kings, the Pope explained, ‘a holy
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“‘Arise, be enlightened, Jerusalem, for your Light has come.’ The Light indeed had come; He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, but the world did not know Him. He was born but He was not known, until this Day of Light began to manifest Him… . ‘Arise, you who sit in darkness; look at the
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“… And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the Child was. They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the Child with Mary His Mother. They prostrated themselves and did Him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered
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“… in 431, the Council of Ephesus met, under Cyril’s leadership, and solemnly proclaimed that #Mary is indeed rightly to be honored as the #Theotokos, the Mother of #God. It proclaimed that from the moment of his conception, God truly became man. Of course Mary is a creature and could never be the origin of the eternal Trinity, God without
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“Saint Proclus of Constantinople (c.390-446), Bishop, Sermon no.1; PG 65,682 … ‘… Let all humanity dance in unison …. The holy Mother of #God has brought us together in this place; the Virgin #Mary, purest treasure of virginity, the Second Adam’s spiritual paradise, place in which the two natures are united, place of exchange in which our salvation has been
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“The shepherds went in haste to #Bethlehem and found #Mary and Joseph, and the Infant lying in the manger. … they made known the Message that had been told them about this Child. … Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. … the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising #God …. … He was named #Jesus, the
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