OnlyBegottenSonWikipedia. The key word, Monogenes,
is drawn from the Gospel of John 1:14, 1:18, and 3:16. The first of these verses describes the
pre-incarnate Logos as being "only-begotten of the Father"; the
second speaks of Jesus' earthly ministry; and the third describes the offering
of the Incarnate Christ for the salvation of those who believe. The term Monogenes
is also found in the Nicene Creed as established by the First Ecumenical Council in 325 AD.
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O Monogenes Yios (Greek:
"Only-Begotten Son"), is a hymn (troparion) ascribed to the emperor Justinian I
(527-565), which is chanted in the introductory portion of the Divine
Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which observe
the Byzantine
Rite. The hymn is a theological statement of faith in the dogma of the Incarnation.
Only-Begotten Son and Immortal Word of God The hymn is chanted at the end of the Second Antiphon during
the Divine
Liturgies of St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil the Great.
The key word, Monogenes,
is drawn from the Gospel of John 1:14, 1:18, and 3:16. The first of these verses describes the
pre-incarnate Logos as being "only-begotten of the Father"; the
second speaks of Jesus' earthly ministry; and the third describes the offering
of the Incarnate Christ for the salvation of those who believe. The term Monogenes
is also found in the Nicene Creed as established by the First Ecumenical Council in 325 AD.
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