All the icon lamps are lit as we prepare to celebrate the feast of the Nativity of Christ. They are like multi-coloured stars floating just overhead.
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All the icon lamps are lit as we prepare to celebrate the feast of the Nativity of Christ. They are like multi-coloured stars floating just overhead. Καὶ καλέσουσιν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἐμμανουήλ, ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον, Μεθ’ ἡμῶν ὁ θεός. And they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. (Matthew 1:23) Detail, Menologion icon, ca. […] In December, the sun reaches its farthest point south, the winter solstice, and imperceptibly begins its return north. |
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