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FETE JOURDAIN [1 record]

Record 1 2008-12-15

English

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  • Names of Events
  • Philosophy (General)
OBS

In the Ukrainian Catholic Church, as well as in other churches of the Byzantine tradition, a Great Blessing of Water service is celebrated annually on the Feast of the Theophany, January 6 (January 19 in the Old Calendar). At the conclusion of the service, the blessed water is distributed among the faithful, who drink it and take it to their homes. The Theophany of Our Lord commemorates Jesus' baptism in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. The Feast is called the Theophany (meaning "the manifestation of God") because this is the first time that the Holy Trinity is revealed, and that Jesus' divinity is confirmed by the Father and the Holy Spirit. This feast is also popularly referred to as the Feast of Jordan.

French

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  • Noms de manifestations et d'activités diverses
  • Philosophie (Généralités)
OBS

Dans l'Église catholique ukrainienne, comme dans presque toutes les autres églises de la tradition byzantine, la «Grande bénédiction des eaux» est célébrée tous les ans le jour de la fête de la Théophanie, le 6 janvier (le 19 janvier selon l'ancien calendrier). À la fin du service, l'eau bénite est distribuée aux fidèles, qui en boivent et l'apportent à la maison. La Théophanie de Notre-Seigneur commémore le baptême de Jésus dans le Jourdain par saint Jean-Baptiste. La fête porte le nom de «Théophanie» (c'est-à-dire «la manifestation de Dieu»), car il s'agissait de la première révélation de la sainte Trinité et de la confirmation de la divinité de Jésus par le Père et le Saint-Esprit. Son nom populaire est la fête du Jourdain.

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