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‘Our Thirst and Christ’s Baptism’ (Protopresbyter Haralambos Papadopoulos)

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What does the service of the Blessing of the Waters on the day of the feast of the Theophany really have to say to us people today? What does this ancient Christian feast mean for us? Does it answer any deeper existential question we may have? Or is it merely a beautiful liturgical practice which we attend, but which doesn’t affect our lives? People are thirsty by nature. We thirst for meaning. The feast of the Theophany corresponds exactly to this thirst for a meaning that will overcome death. God became manifest in the waters of the River Jordan. And it’s no coincidence that this manifestation of the Holy Trinity, this ‘theophany’ took place in water. It represents a deeper significance, ...

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