SAT扩展阅读(三):Dubliners, the Dear
<p> <span word="SAT">SAT</span>扩展阅读:<span word="Dubliners">Dubliners</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dear">Dear</span></p><p> <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="feasts">feasts</span>, <span word="Epiphany">Epiphany</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="universally">universally</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 6. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Catholics">Catholics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Orthodox">Orthodox</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Theophanythe">Theophanythe</span> <span word="revelation">revelation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="man">man</span>.</p><p> <span word="Epiphany">Epiphany</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="importance">importance</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Baptism">Baptism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span>; <span word="Christs">Christs</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="miracle">miracle</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cana">Cana</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nativity">Nativity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span> ; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visitation">visitation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wise">Wise</span> <span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Magi">Magi</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="revelation">revelation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="man">man</span>: <span word="At">At</span> <span word="Christs">Christs</span> <span word="Baptism">Baptism</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Holy">Holy</span> <span word="Spirit">Spirit</span> <span word="descends">descends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="heard">heard</span>, <span word="declaring">declaring</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="Son">Son</span>; <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cana">Cana</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="miracle">miracle</span> <span word="reveals">reveals</span> <span word="Christs">Christs</span> <span word="divinity">divinity</span>; <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nativity">Nativity</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="angels">angels</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shepherds">shepherds</span>, <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>, <span word="bow">bow</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Him">Him</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visitation">visitation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Magi">Magi</span>, <span word="Christs">Christs</span> <span word="divinity">divinity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gentilesthe">Gentilesthe</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>.</p><p> <span word="Eventually">Eventually</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nativity">Nativity</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="separated">separated</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>, <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="thereafter">thereafter</span>, <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Epiphany">Epiphany</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Baptism">Baptism</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="miracle">miracle</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wise">Wise</span> <span word="Men">Men</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span>, <span word="Epiphany">Epiphany</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christmastidethe">Christmastidethe</span> <span word="Twelve">Twelve</span> <span word="Days">Days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revelation">revelation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="Birth">Birth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revelation">revelation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gentiles">Gentiles</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Epiphany">Epiphany</span>.</p>
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