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Cappadocian Fathers Friendship
- St. Gregory of Nazianzus was close friends with St. Basil the Great, who was brothers with St. Gregory of Nyssa.
- A humorous seminary story recalls confusion over "boys" meaning close friends, not young men.
Baptism Opens Heavenly Gates
- Jesus' baptism symbolizes burial of Adam's sin and sanctifies the Jordan River.
- The heavens open at baptism, reversing Adam's closing of paradise through sin.
Holy Spirit as Dove Symbol
- The Holy Spirit descends as a divine person in the form of a dove at Jesus' baptism.
- This recalls Noah's dove signaling new life after the flood, marking a new salvation.