Epiphany has come and gone. But this year, it struck me for the first time that the feast we celebrate is actually composed ...

Many Catholic parishes will give their parishioners a piece of chalk, a small bottle of holy water, and the words for the house blessing so that each family can bless their home. A chalk home ...

Have you ever walked past a door and seen what appears to be random letters and numbers written at the top? These letters and numbers actually have a great significance. Traditionally on the ...

The herald angels sing, "The Episcopal ... spirit of Epiphany, with costumed performances that begin at 3:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the historic house of worship at 141 ...

Early Christians celebrated the single feast of Epiphany ... the church treats the tradition of Epiphany bathing favorably if a person performs the ritual with worship and devotion.

"Chalking the door" is an ancient custom associated with the Feast ... the Epiphany aims to protect homes from evil spirits. As explained online by Ben Sternke, a pastor at The Table Episcopal ...

THE collect for the Epiphany, a principal feast in Common Worship (CW), is based on a pre-Reformation prayer that commemorates the manifestation of Christ to the nations of the world. Although the ...

Candlemas Day, or the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord ... The story of Simeon's recognition of the Lord continues the theme of manifestation that is seen at Epiphany and the Baptism of the Lord.

Notable exceptions are the feasts which specifically celebrate the dogmas of the Immaculate Conception and Assumption, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes ... Mary In 1986 the Congregation for Divine ...

As we come together to celebrate the Feast ... worship, recognizing Jesus as the Son of God. Myrrh, traditionally associated with burial and mourning, foreshadows the suffering and sacrifice that ...