Mercy appears
The most typical symbol of Christmas is a light shining in the darkness. The shepherds in the fields and the wise men in the east suddenly see the night made bright. It is a season for candles and stars, and its theological sense is caught in one of the readings from the liturgy for Christmas night:...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | America (New York, N.Y. : 1909) N.Y. : 1909), 1980-12, Vol.143 (20), p.402 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The most typical symbol of Christmas is a light shining in the darkness. The shepherds in the fields and the wise men in the east suddenly see the night made bright. It is a season for candles and stars, and its theological sense is caught in one of the readings from the liturgy for Christmas night: "The grace of God has appeared, offering salvation to all men" (Titus, 2:11). |
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| ISSN: | 0002-7049 1943-3697 |