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Tuesday, November 5th, 2024
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Ancient of Days

The Catholic Encyclopedia

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A name given to God by the Prophet Daniel (7:9, 7:13, 7:22), in which he contrasts His eternal powers with the frail existence of the empires of the world. It is from these descriptions of the Almighty that Christian art derived its general manner of representing the first person of the Holy Trinity. Ancient of Days is expressed in Aramaic by Atiq yomin; in the Greek Septuagint by palaios hemeron; and in the Vulgate by Antiquus dierum.

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Obstat, Nihil. Lafort, Remy, Censor. Entry for 'Ancient of Days'. The Catholic Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/ancient-of-days.html. Robert Appleton Company. New York. 1914.
 
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