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I heard that a high-ranking Roman Catholic made a definition of Epiphany that I thought was incorrect. Texan by choice, not accident of birth | ||
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Roman-Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans, and a few other Christians observe the Epiphany on January 6th. Eastern traditions on January 19th. And some the 1st Sunday after Christmas. So, depending on which religion affiliations, and calendar used. But for Roman-Catholic, it's January 6th. ARman | |||
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Irony "Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein | |||
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EPIPHANY, which in the original Greek signifies appearance or manifestation, as St. Austin observes, is a festival principally solemnized in honour of the discovery Jesus Christ made of himself to the Magi, or wise men; who, soon after his birth, by a particular inspiration of Almighty God, came to adore him and bring him presents. | |||
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| Staring back from the abyss  |
Or the first Sunday after the new year. ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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| Lawyers, Guns and Money  |
Correct. Why is Epiphany 12 days after Christmas? Christians believe that the 12 days of Christmas mark the amount of time it took after the birth of Jesus for the magi, or wise men, to travel to Bethlehem for the Epiphany when they recognized him as the son of God. "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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| His diet consists of black coffee, and sarcasm.  |
Heck if I know. An extra five days before you take the Christmas decorations down? | |||
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No, they should stay up until Candlemas. | |||
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| would not care to elaborate |
Correct date, but will be celebrated at mass on the 8th. | |||
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[əˈpifənē] NOUN the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12). the festival commemorating the Epiphany on January 6. a manifestation of a divine or supernatural being. a moment of sudden revelation or insight. a female rapper You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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OK Flashguy who was the high ranking Catholic? In my mind that would be the Pope or one of the Cardinals. | |||
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I asked my rabbi. He just shrugged his shoulders. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Yidn, shreibt un fershreibt" "The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind." -Bomber Harris | |||
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| Fire begets Fire |
I take it he’s just not into rap? "Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein | |||
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I had an epiphany, but the doctor lanced it. ____________________________ Eeewwww, don't touch it! Here, poke at it with this stick. | |||
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That makes two Christian observances about which I'd been blissfully unaware until this thread. (N.B.: There's no way our Christmas decorations will be staying up until Feb. 2.) "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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LOL A lot of Christians don't know about that, either. I could have gone around the neighborhood Sunday night and seen trees out on the curb, but in fairness they probably had them up since Thanksgiving. | |||
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Ask this guy. He should know. Q | |||
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Jan 6th. Little Christmas. | |||
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I usually have one after about 3 shots of tequila. My Native American Name: "Runs with Scissors" | |||
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| Nullus Anxietas |
 "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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