In the Western world, Epiphany calls to mind the arrival of the Magi to kneel at the crib of Jesus in Bethlehem, where they famously offered him gold, frankincense and myrrh. The three gifts have ...
According to the National Shrine of St. Jude, Epiphany, or Three Kings Day, celebrates the revelation of God in his son as human in Jesus Christ. Three Kings Day is a holiday celebrated at the ...
With Jesus and the three wise men being the focal point of Epiphany, many celebrations recognize these figures. The Gospel of Matthew said the three kings followed a star to Bethlehem and gave ...
In North Macedonia, believers celebrate Epiphany by throwing the Holy Cross into the the water, commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River. The Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia ...
the devout and the daring celebrate Epiphany on Jan. 19 by immersing themselves in frigid water through holes cut through the ice of lakes and rivers, imitating the baptism of Jesus Christ in the ...
My epiphany is I forget things ... It may have been months or even a couple of years after Jesus was born. Matthew tells us that King Herod, when informed of the prospective birth of a "king" by these ...
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 ...
which is fitting as the Epiphany, or Christian celebration of the revelation of God as human in Jesus Christ, fast approaches. "Cathedral Builders," written by Welsh poet John Ormond and published ...
Sunday, Jan. 5, is the Epiphany of the Lord ... and co-partners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel” (Ephesians 3:6). Notice that God calls them through something in the natural ...
We know that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist at each and every single Mass: Jesus comes down to us ... our worship will unite like an Epiphany moment before the Lord.
For the past week, the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral has been preparing for the 119th Epiphany celebration, which signifies the baptism of Jesus Christ by St. John the Baptist in the River ...