Posted on 01/01/2015 8:20:59 AM PST by Salvation
I posted all my good stuff on the caucus thread. :)
Monsignor Pope Ping!
But it’s Thursday :-)
I predicted this comment, in my mind!
Mary did not just give birth to part of Jesus, she gives birth to Jesus. And thus the title “Mother of God” speaks to us as much about Jesus as about Mary. It is a title that she has because of the Church’s insistence that Jesus cannot be divided up into two different people, and we cannot say Mary gives birth to one Jesus but not “the other.” There is only one Jesus, though he has two natures, human and divine.
It is a good thing to repeat!
And excellent post
Someone must have taken in a little too much “spiked” eggnog New Years Eve, SARC.
Monsignor Pope dated January 1st to yesterday, or rather last year. Not surprised. We are all going to goof up on the dates for a while. ;)
Excellent posting!
Never knew feast of the Holy Name is also on this day.
This is a holiday with many diffrent names:
New Years Day
Mary, Mother of God
Feast of the Circumcision
Holy Name of Jesus
Octive of Christmas
World Day of Prayer for Peace
I believe he writes it the day before.
Prior to the turn of this century my checks came preprinted with the year prefix "19"
When that ceased to be the case and I needed to write the full year I began preceding the numerals with A.D. as an in-your-face to political corretness.
Haven't had anyone refuse to cash such checks for 15 years and counti8ng!
Apolytikion of Circumcision of Jesus Christ in the First Tone
Our human form hast Thou taken on Thyself without change, O greatly-compassionate Master,
though being God by nature;
fulfilling the Law, Thou willingly receivest circumcision in the flesh,
that Thou mightest end the shadow and roll away the veil of our sinful passions.
Glory be to Thy goodness unto us.
Glory be to Thy compassion.
Glory, O Word, to Thine inexpressible condescension.
Kontakion of Circumcision of Jesus Christ in the Third Tone
Now the Lord of all that is doth undergo circumcision, in His goodness cutting off the sins and failings of mortals. He this day doth give salvation unto the whole world; and the hierarch and bright daystar of the Creator now rejoiceth in the highest, Basil the wise and divine initiate of Christ.
Apolytikion of Basil the Great in the First Tone
Your voice resounded throughout the world that received your word by which, in godly manner, you taught dogma, clarified the nature of beings, and set in order the character of people. Venerable father, Royal Priesthood, intercede to Christ God to grant us great mercy.
Kontakion of Basil the Great in the Fourth Tone
For the Church art thou in truth a firm foundation, granting an inviolate lordship unto all mortal men and sealing it with what thou hast taught, O righteous Basil, revealer of heavenly things
Thank You for adding this wonderful addition to the thread.
Just think about that one for awhile. The trust involved in that. Jesus trusting his creation. Wow!
The old year now away is fled,
The new year it is en-ter-ed;
Then let us all our sins down tread,
And joy-ful-ly all appear.
Let's merry be this day,
And let us run with sport and play,
Hang sorrow, cast care away
God send us a merry new year!
Christ's cir-cum-ci-sion this day we keep,
Who for our sins did often weep;
His hands and feet were wounded deep,
His bless-ed side with a spear;
His head they crowned with thorn,
And at him they did laugh and scorn,
Who saving our souls was born.
God send us a merry new year!
And now with new year's gifts each friend
Unto each other they do send;
God grant we may our lives amend,
That truth may now appear.
Snake-like cast off your skin
Of evil thoughts and wicked sin,
And pure this year begin --
God send us a merry new year!
Cool. I don’t recall ever having sung this one before. But I like it.
I first learned of this song from the Nebraska Theater Caravan performance of “A Christmas Carol”. They would sing it just prior to the intermission at the close of Scrooge’s nephew’s Christmas party.
After a lot of research I found the middle verse...love it.
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