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Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ
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Holy God the Son is the Second Person in the Holy Trinity.
Holy God is a Holy God the Holy Trinity of Three Persons while remaining One in essence: Holy God the Father, Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ, and Holy God the Holy Spirit.
Holy God the Son is also called Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ is both human and divine.
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Human because Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ was conceived as a human being.
The Holy Archangel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would be The Theotokos (Mother of God). Mary said yes to that announcement (Great Feast of the Annunciation (Al Bisharah) of The Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary).
The Incarnation occurred immediately after Mary said yes to the announcement of the Archangel Gabriel. Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ took flesh
by the power of the Holy God the Holy Spirit and the cooperation of The Theotokos, an Ever-Lasting Virgin. Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of the Holy God the Father. This conception is called the Incarnation.
Divine because Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ is the second person in the Holy God the Holy Trinity, Holy God the Son.
Holy God is a Holy Trinity of three person while remaining One in essence: Holy God the Father , Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ, and Holy God the Holy Spirit.
Biography
Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ was born a Palestinian Jew in the first century A.D. He
was observant of Jewish law, healed many people and preached the coming of God's Kingdom. He suffered a most cruel death at the
hand of the Romans, death by crucifixion. But while dying Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ forgave his persecutors. After dying God the Father raised Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ from
the the dead and placed Him at Holy God the Father's right hand, making Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ the judge of all the living and the dead.
"Eternal Life" for Us
The life and mission of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ is to bring "salvation to the world".
The death and the resurrection of the human form of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ opens the possibility of "eternal life" for us after we fall asleep in the Lord.
How can we have "eternal life"? Jesus Christ shows us by His example and tells us by His preaching.
At the parousia (Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ's second coming), Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ will offer the Kingdom of Holy God to the Holy God the Father in an act of adoration (1Cor. 15:24). Then, Holy God will be all in all.
Transubstantiation
The Holy Eucharist is the true Body and Blood of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ, present under the forms of bread and wine.
This action is called "Transubstantiation". "Transubstantiation" is the change in the bread and wine from the substance of bread and wine to the substance of the Body and Blood of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ with only the form (as taste, color, shape, and smell) of bread and wine remaining.
"Transubstantiation" happens when the bread and the wine are consecrated during Divine Liturgy.
Ceremony of Preparation of the Oblations or Prothesis before the Divine Liturgy
During the Ceremony of Preparation of the Oblations or Prothesis before the Divine Liturgy, the priest prays and cuts the Qurban based on the nine squares of the large side of the Holy Seal impression.
The center square with the IC|XC NIKA impression is symbolic of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. The center square is called the "Lamb", is cut out with the "lance", and is pierced by the "lance".
Consecration of The Bread and The Wine
The bread and the wine are sacred gifts. The priest offers the gifts of bread and wine on behalf of the faithful, recalls the words of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ on the night on which He was delivered up for the life of
the world and then, with fervent prayers (epiclesis), asks God to come down from heaven on the gifts of bread and wine to make the bread the Body of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ,
and the wine the Blood of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ, changing them by the power of the Holy Spirit.
After the Consecration, the Body of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ under the appearance of bread is called "Precious Body". After the Consecration, the Blood of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ under the appearance of wine is called the "Precious Blood".
Nicene Creed
Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ is mentioned in the Nicene Creed.
"I believe in one God, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth and of
all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the
only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages: Light of
light, true God of true God, begotten, not made, of one substance with the
Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation
came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin
Mary, and was made man; who was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and
suffered, and was buried; who rose again on the third day in accordance
with the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and is enthroned at the
right hand of the Father; who will come again with glory to judge the
living and the dead; and of whose kingdom there shall be no end. And in
the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, who proceeds from the
Father, who together with the Father and the Son is worshipped and
glorified, who spoke through the prophets. In one, holy, catholic and
apostolic Church. I profess one baptism for the remission of sins. I look
forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to
come." Amen.
Champions of the Incarnation
Holy Father Athanasios / Athanasius the Great, Archbishop of Alexandria was the greatest champion of the Incarnation.
Holy Father Athanasios the Great, Archbishop of Alexandria was the most brilliant and heroic defender of the Incarnation.
Holy Father Athanasios the Great, Archbishop of Alexandria wrote "For the Son of God became man so that we might become God" in De inc., 54, 3: PG, 192B,
in his refutation of Arius at the First Ecumenical Council in 325.
A priest named Arius and his followers denied the divinity of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ. Seeking to preserve the supreme
transcendence of Holy God, they taught that Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ was simply the most perfect created being, gifted with saving power by Holy God. This teaching denies that Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ is Holy God and that Holy God is Three Divine Persons, the Holy Trinity.
Our Holy Father Kyrollos, Archbishop of Alexandria, defended of the divinity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, which was denied by Nestorius
Our Holy Father Kyrollos of Alexandria was the brilliant and heroic defender of the divinity of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
In the 5th Century, Our Holy Father Kyrollos of Alexandria defended of the divinity of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, which was denied by Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople. Nestorius refused to call Mary "Theotokos" (the Mother of God). Instead, Nestorius and his followers called her "Christotokos" (Mother of Christ). They believed that Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ was a very holy man sent by God but was not Himself the Holy Son of Holy God, that is Holy God the Holy Son.
In 431, at the Third Ecumenical Council held in Ephesos, Our Holy Father Kyrollos of Alexandria presided in the name of Pope Celestinus. Also, Our Holy Father Kyrollos was the most influential speaker at the Council. Our Holy Father Kyrollos of Alexandria upheld the true doctrine that Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ is both fully Holy God and fully Man.
Champion of the Holy Trinity
St. Meletios, Archbishop of Antioch, defended of the substantial unity of the Holy Trinity, which was denied by Arius
St. Meletios, Archbishop of Antioch taught about the Holy Trinity not only with words but also with his fingers.
In 381 at the 2nd Ecumenical Council in Constantinople, St. Meletios of Antioch raised three fingers, then brought them together to show the unity of the Holy Trinity. At that moment a heavenly light flashed from his hand, confirming the truth of his words.
A priest named Arius and his followers denied the divinity of of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Seeking to preserve the supreme transcenence of Holy God, they taught that Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ was simply the most perfect created being, gifted with saving power by Holy God. This teaching denies that Holy God is Three Divine Persons.
Letters on the Ikons "IE|XE" (IE XE) or "IC|XC" (IC XC)
Language/form of letters | Letters |
Greek using Greek letters | "IE" (Iota and Sigma) or "XE" (Chi and Sigma) |
Anglicized Greek using English letters | "IC" (Iota and Sigma) or "XC" (Chi and Sigma) |
The letters "IE|XE" or "IC|XC" (with the bar above them) is the Greek contraction/abbreviation for Jesus Christ.
Name | Contraction/abbreviation | Contraction/abbreviation letters | Word letters |
I�sous (Jesus) | "IE" or "IC" | Iota and Sigma. | Ioto, Epsilon, Sigma, Omicron, Upsilon, and Sigma. |
Christos/Kristos (Christ) | "XE" or "XC" | Chi and Sigma. | Chi, Rho, Iota, Simga, Tau, Omicron, and Sigma. |
These letters appear as:
Bar above the Letters
In Greek, the bar above the letters means a contraction/abbreviation.
On ikons of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ, often the "IE" or "IC" (with the bar above them) is on the left of Him and the "XE" or "XC" (with the bar above them) is on the right of Him.
Hymns on Web
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Great Feast Days
Major events in the life of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ are commemorated on feast days. The order is the chronological, from Annunciation (Al Bisharah) to Ascension.
Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ's Feast of Feasts and Great Feasts
Feast | Event Commem- orated | Action of Event | Significance of Event | Celebrate | Apostolos | Gospel | Date | Class |
Annun- ciation of Theotokos Ever Virgin Mary | Jesus Christ's conception in human form Incar- nation. | Future Theotokos' accepting Holy God's will saying yes to Holy God. | Holy God becomes human Incar- nation. | Beginning of process of our redemption. | Heb. 2:11-18 | Lk. 1:24-38 | 25 March | Great Feast Class 2 |
Nativity According to Flesh of Our Lord, God Savior, Jesus Christ | Jesus Christ's birth in human form. | Jesus Christ being born in human form. | Messiah is born. | Jesus Christ's birthday. | Gal. 4:4-7 | Mt. 2:1-12 | 25 Dec. | Great Feast Class 1 |
Circum- cision of Our Lord, God Savior, Jesus Christ |
Jesus Christ's Naming and Circum- cision. | Jesus Christ submitted to Mosaic Law. | Jesus Christ is named
| Jesus Christ's Naming and Circum- cision. | Col. 2:8-12 | Lk. 2:20-21, 40-52 | 1 Jan. | Feast Class 3 |
ºHoly Hypapanty of Our Lord, God Savior, Jesus Christ
ºPurifi- cation of Theotokos | ºJesus Christ's presen- tation at Temple.
ºTheotokos' purification. | Theotokos bringing Jesus Christ to Temple at prescribed time for prescribed rituals. | Messiah's first meeting with His people. | A step in process of our redemption. | Heb. 7:7-17 | Lk. 2:22-40 | 2 Feb. | Great Feast Class 2 |
Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God Savior, Jesus Christ | Jesus Christ's baptism | Holy Prophet and Glorious Fore- runner John Baptist baptizing Our Lord, God Savior, Jesus Christ in River Jordan. | ºAs an adult, Jesus Christ shows His people that He is Holy God (manifestation Jesus Christ to the world).
ºHoly God shows His people that Holy God is a Holy Trinity. | ºJesus Christ is Holy God.
ºHoly God is a Holy Trinity | Tim. 2:11-14, 3:4-7 | Mt. 3:13-17 | 6 Jan. | Great Feast Class 1 |
Transfig- uration of Our Lord, God Savior, Jesus Christ | Jesus Christ's transfig- uration | Jesus Christ showing His disciples "...as much of His glory as they could behold...". | Jesus Christ is both fully Holy God and fully man. | ºReve- lation of glory of Holy God
ºConfir- mation of two natures of Jesus Christ both fully Holy God and fully human. | 2 Pet. 1:10-19 | Mt. 17:1-9 | 6 Aug. | Great Feast Class 1 |
Triumphal Entry of Our Lord, God Savior, Jesus Christ into Jerusalem Holy and Glorious Palm Sun. Shaneeneh | Jesus Christ's triumphal entrance into Jerusalem. | Children throwing garments into Jesus Christ's path, pulling down branches from olive and palm trees, putting them in the road, and waving them in air, shouting "Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!" | Jesus Christ's people hailing Him as Messiah. | Jesus Christ is Messiah. | Phil. 4:4-9 | John 12:1-18 | 7 days before Pascha | Great Feast Class 1 |
Great and Holy Friday | Jesus Christ's death in human form on Holy Cross | Jesus Christ dies on Holy Cross | Holy God redeems our souls. | We have possi- bility of "eternal life". | 1 Cor. 1:18-24 | John 5:48-55 | 2 days before Pascha | Great Holy Fri. |
Holy and Glorious Pascha | Jesus Christ's resurrection in human form | Jesus Christ rising from dead and giving "eternal life" to good. | ºJesus Christ is Holy God.
ºOpening possi- bility of "eternal life" | ºJesus Christ's victory over death.
ºWe have possi- bility of "eternal life". | Acts 1:1-9 | John 1:1-17 | 1st Sun. after 1st full moon after 03/20
Ear- liest is 03/22 latest is 04/25. | Feasts of Feasts |
Ascension into Heaven of Our Lord, God Savior, Jesus Christ | Jesus Christ's ascension in human form into heaven. | Jesus Christ going to heaven. | Jesus Christ is Holy God. | Jesus Christ's victory over death. | Acts 1:1-12 | Lk. 24:36-53 | 40th day of Pascha | Great Feast Class 1 |
Exaltation of Precious and Lifegiving Holy Cross | Jesus Christ's Holy Cross is found. | ºSt Helena finding Holy Cross
ºRecovering Holy Cross from Persians, returning It to Jerusalem, and raising It up (exalting). | Holy Cross is a sign of glory and victory. | Jesus Christ's victory over death. | 1 Cor. 1:18-24 | John 19:6-11, 13-20, 25-28a, 30-35a | 14 Sept. | Great Feast Class 1 |
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