A man steps down to plunge as a cross is reflected in icy water before celebrating the Orthodox Epiphany in the Stroginskaya ...

Thousands of Orthodox Christians marked the feast day of Epiphany on Sunday with a traditional dip into icy water.

Sunday, Jan. 5, is the Epiphany of the Lord. Mass readings: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12. There are so many wonderful details in the ...

But there is one more occasion on the religious end of the holidays. The Epiphany, or Three Kings Day, is on Sunday, Jan. 5, or Monday, Jan. 6, this year, depending on the religious denomination.

26 January, Nehemiah 8.1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19 (19.1-6); 1 Corinthians 12.12-31a; Luke 4.14-21 WHEN I ask people to read in worship, I advise them to prepare by reading the passage beforehand, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Today is the Second Sunday of Epiphany. What does that tell us? Well, Epiphany means manifestation, or revelation. It is the moment the penny drops, or the light goes on. When something is made ...

People plunge in icy water to celebrate the Orthodox Epiphany near the St. Serafimovsky Monastery on Russian Island in Russian far east port Vladivostok, Russia, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — As we get closer to this year's Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs, we're taking a look back at the cross dive last year. John Hittos retrieved the holy cross from ...

How true that is! We celebrate the Solemnity of the Epiphany, the “shining forth” of Christ. Notice that the Greek word “epiphany,” ἐπιφάνεια, is an action. It therefore implies ...

What’s for dinner?” It is not that I am eternally searching for something. It is why I am always searching. My epiphany is I forget things, and this is a factor of age. Despite my faltering memory, I ...