Τα Φώτα στον Προφήτη Ηλία της Σαντορίνης | Epiphany in Prophet Elias of Santorini

Η γιορτή των Θεοφανείων στην Ιερά Μονή του Προφήτη Ηλία στην Σαντορίνη...









Ο Καθηγούμενος της Ιεράς Μονής Προφήτου Ηλιού Θήρας, Πανοσιολογιότατος αρχιμανδρίτης π. Δαμασκηνός, ευλογεί τα ύδατα...










Ο καθαγιασμός των υδάτων έγινε στο βαπτιστήριον, στο προαύλιο χώρο της Μονής...


[ENG] On 6th of January, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Epiphany. On this feast we commemorate the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, seen as His manifestation to the world as the Son of God. It is also called Theophany and, most commonly among Greek people, "Fota" (Lights - enlightenment). It is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox liturgical year. Today in Eastern Orthodox churches, the emphasis at this feast is on the shining forth and revelation of Jesus Christ as the Messiah and Second Person of the Trinity at the time of his baptism. It is also celebrated because, according to tradition, the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River by St. John the Baptist marked one of only two occasions when all three Persons of the Trinity manifested themselves simultaneously to humanity: God the Father by speaking through the clouds, God the Son being baptized in the river, and God the Holy Spirit in the shape of a dove descending from heaven (the other occasion was the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor). Thus the holy day is considered to be a Trinitarian feast. The Orthodox Churches perform, also, the Great Blessing of Waters on Theophany. [Source: Wikipedia] Photos: The Blessing of the Waters in the Holy Orthodox Monastery of Prophet Elias in Santorini on 06.01.2011.

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