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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading
DESCRIPTION:THE FESTIVAL \nOF THE WHOLE UNIVERSE \nFrom a homily by St Basil the Great \n◊◊◊ \nThe star came to rest over the place where the Child lay. When they saw it\, \nthe Wise Men were filled with great joy. Let us also welcome that joy of theirs \ninto our own hearts\, for it is the same as the glad tidings which the angels \nproclaimed to the shepherds. Let us worship the Lord with the Wise Men\, \nglorify him with the shepherds\, and join in the angels’ chorus\, singing: This day \nis born to us a Savior who is Christ the Lord. The Lord is our God\, and he has \nshone upon us. For fear of terrifying the weak he would not dazzle our eyes by \nappearing in the form of God\, but he came to us as a servant\, in order to set free \nwhat was held in bondage. \nWho could be so dull of heart\, so ungrateful as not to rejoice\, be glad and \nexult with all here present? This is the festival of the whole universe\, for it pours \nout on earth the blessings of heaven\, sending the archangels to Zechariah and to \nMary\, and assembling the angelic choirs for their song: Glory to God in the \nhighest\, and on earth peace\, good will among all. \nThe stars traverse the skies; the Wise Men journey from pagan lands\, \nwhile the earth receives its Redeemer in the cave. There must be no one without \nsome gift to offer\, no one unmindful of the gratitude he owes. Let us celebrate \nthe world’s salvation\, the day Christ was born in our humanity\, for today Adam’s \nsentence is reversed. \nNo longer can it be said\, You are earth\, and to the earth you shall return \n; rather\, “You are now united to heaven\, and to heaven you shall be admitted”. \nNow we no longer hear\, In sorrow you shall bring forth your children\, since \nhappy is she who bore Emmanuel\, and happy is the breast which has nursed \nhim. For to us a child is born\, to us a son is given\, and sovereignty shall be \nupon his shoulder. \nCome then\, and join those who gladly welcomed the Lord from heaven. \nThink of the shepherds now clothed with wisdom\, the priests blessed with the \ngift of prophecy\, and the women\, Mary and Elizabeth\, filled with happiness\, the \none rejoicing at Gabriel’s message\, the other at John’s leaping in her womb. \nThink of Anna proclaiming the good news and Simeon holding the child in his \narms. Adoring the mighty God in the tiny infant\, they did not despise what they \nsaw but praised his divine majesty. Like light shining through clear glass\, the \npower of the Godhead shone in radiance through that human body for those \nwhose inner gaze was pure. \nMay the Lord grant us also to be counted among them\, so that beholding \nhis radiance with unveiled face\, we may be transformed from glory to glory by \nthe grace and loving kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ\, to whom be honor and \npower for ever and ever. Amen.
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