We
celebrate, on January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany. “Epiphany” means
“showing forth,” and the feast commemorates the first showing forth of Christ to
the world, when His presence was revealed to the three Magi.
In the season of Epiphany we also:
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remember the
revelation of
Christ to John the Baptist, to the disciples, and to all Christians.
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remember Christ’s baptism and our
own, together with the ways in which Christ was revealed to
humankind, especially in the healing miracles.
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ponder the ways in which we ourselves are called to bring Christ
to the world.
The predominant symbol of the
season is Light—the light from the Star of Bethlehem and the Light
of Christ spreading throughout the world. The liturgical color of
Epiphany is green.
The number of Sundays in the Epiphany season varies from four to
nine according to the date of Easter Sunday (which is a movable feast derived from the
lunar calendar). This year there are six. So you will see green altar cloth
and green vestments every Sunday through February 10 (the last Sunday in Epiphany). |
