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… Candlemas recalls this great mystery: that the light has come into the world (Dec. 25); that it grows in brightness even now (Feb. 2); until that day when it destroys darkness and death by its radiant beauty” at the Easter vigil.
Source: https://www.ncregister.com/features/a-day-of-light-candlemas-celebrates-the-light-of-the-world
Surprisingly, John didn’t come into the world as the confident, bubbling goblin he is today.