1 Jan. The Circumcision of our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ
Col. 2:8-12

A reading - from the letter of St. Paul the Apostle to the Colossians

Brothers and sisters: see to it that no one deceives you through any empty, seductive philosophy that follows mere human traditions, a philosophy based on cosmic powers rather than | on | Christ.
In Christ the fullness of deity resides in bodily form. Yours is a share of this fullness, in him who is the head of every principality | and | power.

You were also circumcised in him, not with the circumcision administered by hand but with Christ's circumcision which strips off the carnal body | com | pletely.

In baptism you were not only buried with him but also raised to life with him because you believed in the power of God who raised him - from - the - dead.