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Riddles and Meanings of the Bright Feast of Baptism
Arkady Mahler On January 19, according to the Gregorian calendar, the Orthodox world celebrates the great feast of the Theophany, which is also called the Baptism of the Lord. For a modern person this feast often seems secondary and remains shadowed by the recently passed feast of the Nativity of Christ. However, for the Ancient…
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Circumcision of the Lord. Essence of the Feast
On January 14 the Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Circumcision of the Lord in fulfillment of the ancient law of God given to the people of Israel through Abraham. God commanded to circumcise the foreskin of all male infants on the eighth day of birth. Through circumcision the baby entered into covenant with God,…