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Theophany (Ancient Greek: θεοφάνεια, romanized: theopháneia, lit. 'appearance of a deity' [ 1 ] ) is an encounter with a deity that manifests in an observable and tangible form. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is often confused with other types of encounters with a deity, but these interactions are not considered theophanies unless the deity ...
Theophany water is blessed twice: on the eve of the feast it is blessed in the narthex of the church (the place where baptisms take place), and then the next morning, on the day of the feast, after Divine Liturgy, an outside body of water is blessed, demonstrating the sanctification of all creation which in Eastern Orthodox theology was ...
Nativity of the Lord, Icon by St. Andrei Rublev (1405), Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow Kremlin. Icon of the Theophany of the Lord.. The Royal Hours, also called the Great Hours or the Imperial Hours, are a particularly solemn celebration of the Little Hours in the Eastern Orthodox and the Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine Rite.
The Orthodox believe that Mary, and indeed all mankind, was born only to suffer the consequences of the ancestral sin (being born into a corrupt world surrounded by temptations to sin), the chief of which was the enslavement to Death, and thus needed salvation from this enslavement, like all mankind.
Icon of the Theophany by St. Andrei Rublev, c. 1360, in the Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow Polish Orthodox archbishop blessing the waters on the Eve of Theophany with a triple candlestick – "King Candles" Blessing the Waters of the Neva on Theophany (Today's Russia, Lankenau and Oelsnitz, Leipzig, 1876) Great Blessing of Waters on the ...
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, or Theophany, is the feast day commemorating the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. Originally the baptism of Christ was celebrated on Epiphany, which commemorates the coming of the Magi, the baptism of Christ, and the wedding at Cana. Over time in the West, however, the celebration ...
The Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ (Baptism of the Lord) - Cross Procession with Great Blessing of Waters outdoors. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ note 2 ] [ note 3 ] Traditionally, the beginning of the season of house blessings with Holy Water .
Greek Orthodox bishop at the Great Blessing of Waters on Theophany, releasing the cross off the Glenelg Jetty, South Australia, for one of the swimmers below to retrieve. The water that is blessed on this day is sometimes known as "Theophany Water", though usually just "holy water", and is taken home by the faithful, and used with prayer as a ...