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Lights The books of Isaiah and John speak of the Messiah as the one who brings light. Jesus is proclaimed in the Gospels as the "Light of the World".

Today, we continue to use the light of candles and electric lights to symbolize this. In some traditions, candles and light are used to guide the Christ child to the home awaiting Him.


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“The Light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has not overcome it.”
John 1:5