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4 Ιανουαρίου 2022
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The Fast on the Eve of Theophany (Ioannis Foundoulis Professor of the Theological School A. U. Th. †)

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It’s often said that the fast on the eve of Theophany has to do with the consumption of great holy water and that therefore drinking it requires a one-day fast. It would be to the point to say a few words on the subject here, given that it’s one of the most-discussed issues related to the holy water of Theophany and one on which the faithful seek guidance from the clergy. That great holy water ‘is second in rank among the divine mysteries’ (Service Book, Vatopaidi cod. 134 , from the year 1538), is beyond question. It’s the ‘water of rebirth’, of holy baptism, which, through the invocation and visitation of the Holy Spirit is ‘reconstituted’ (or ‘transconstituted’) according to Saint ...

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