tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post330223848514357834..comments2023-06-24T07:43:49.683-04:00Comments on Public Vigil: SignsMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05204113920771985325noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-60163737859114823852010-12-29T15:16:02.735-05:002010-12-29T15:16:02.735-05:00UPDATE: I added a citation of John 1:9-13 to the a...UPDATE: I added a citation of John 1:9-13 to the article. I also made some other minor changes.<br /><br />Notice that in John 1:9-13 it takes us from the birth of Christ (Christmas) to the institution of the Eucharist by Christ at the Last Supper. And even beyond that to the process of rebirth which is the Resurrection (Easter Sunday).<br /><br />"The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world knew him not. He came to his own home, and his own people received him not. But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God; who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God."Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204113920771985325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-67880360378140799972010-12-27T20:10:31.194-05:002010-12-27T20:10:31.194-05:00I just realized that this post is in harmony with ...I just realized that this post is in harmony with the Christmas season as celebrated by the Church. The season begins on Christmas Day with the birth of Christ and ends with the celebration of the baptism of Christ by John on January 9.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204113920771985325noreply@blogger.com