The Epiphany of the Lord

Catholicism did multiculturalism before anyone else

The Feast of the Epiphany has traditionally been considered more theologically important than almost any other Feast Day, including Christmas. The early Christians had only Scripture, not the wealth of tradition we have today, to guide them in marking the great events of the life of Christ. So Holy Week and Easter, the Baptism of the Lord, Pentecost, and the Epiphany jumped off the pages of Scripture as great events which merited celebration. These few dates became fixed points on the calendar and were later surrounded over the centuries with numerous other feasts and saints’ days.

Two lessons from the visit of the Magi are worth considering. The first is that the wise men’s gifts were given after Christmas. Many Catholic cultures preserve the ancient tradition of giving gifts on the Epiphany, not on Christmas itself. This tradition separates the birth of Christ from gift giving. When these two....

[vanishingGolem]

🛐please God, thru Jesus & Mary, accept my praises for you and my thanks for your blessings. Father, forgive my repeated offenses. Holy Spirit, always guide and protect my rica, maja & czari.

[RoyNo-fh]

The Epiphany of the Lord. Thank you Lord. AMEN...🙏🙏🙏✝️✝️✝️♥️♥️♥️😃😃😃💯💯💯

[priscillastraw]

I wished that the Catholic Church would have had all over the world, not only in some parts of Europe emphasised more in its teachings about The Three wise men visiting Christ bringing their gifts and giving the baby Jesus homage long time ago.
Epiphany has a lot of meaning for us that needs to be taught more deeply and the giving of the gifts as well to the children on January 6 instead of Christmas Day but sadly the Church hasn’t helped the people understand this as a important tradition to follow.

[barryk]

Beautiful and absolutely spot on..blessings on all..🙏

[anthonymarimpietri]

One friendly critique: the earliest Christians had the Old Testament writings and Tradition. The New Testament had yet to be written and canonized.