Epiphany

There is a pilgrim spirit that requires no road, no epic quest, no distant shrine. There is a pilgrimage that stands still.

We are sent forth right where we are—sent forth as pilgrims, to go home while staying at home, to find the things that we might have lost or might not yet have found, and that lead on to the highest home of all. It is a powerful mystery, and it is the powerful mystery of pilgrimage—a mystery which can take us where we belong even when we do not necessarily take the road. The pilgrimage of standing still, where the holy comes to us instead of us coming to them, are gifts of grace, reminds us that we are going somewhere spiritually even if we are not going anywhere physically—that we are going back to some invisible mystery from whence we came. In staying where we are, let us all share in the same experience of coming home, of satisfaction, that the Magi had in their own way so long ago. And it is this pilgrimage—the pilgrimage of staying in the same place—that can be the most fulfilling. Their discovery is the joy of pilgrimage as they evoke the joy that we are not at home yet, and that we can be heading for home even within our homes. This is part of the paradox of the pilgrim, that makes him light on a heavy road—to find joy in the weary way. And such instances, such touchstones, form the backbone of a joyful pilgrimage. But no matter where we are, or where we are heading, or where we are staying, we are all going somewhere—and the idea of a pilgrimage, as a journey, necessarily involves the idea of coming home, of a final destination. But part of the whole idea, the whole purpose, of a pilgrimage, are those moments when we come toward the things we have seen but not observed and gain an understanding of them that goes beyond the pleasure of wonder. But the idea, or the essence, of the pilgrimage of staying in place entails the homecoming of holy things that have long lain hidden in plain sight before us, even in our own hearts. And for many, that will mean preparing for the epiphanies—the apocalypses, the revelations—that can come suddenly to us in the very place we live, instead of the one afforded to the three Kings when they arrived in faraway Bethlehem to something that, in T.

Thousands of young men are plunging into rivers and lakes across Bulgaria to retrieve crucifixes, in an old ritual marking the feast of Epiphany.

While the Orthodox Christian churches in Greece, Bulgaria and Romania celebrate the feast on Jan. 6, Orthodox Churches in Russia, Ukraine and Serbia follow the Julian calendar, according to which Epiphany is celebrated on Jan. Epiphany marks the end of the 12 days of Christmas, but not all Orthodox Christian churches celebrate it on the same day.

Pope Francis walks with his pastoral staff among cardinals and prelates at the end of an Epiphany Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Jan. 6, 2022.

Will we prepare a welcoming world, or will we make the world uninhabitable? Most of the world wants to ignore the threat of climate disaster. Few in the developed world want to make the sacrifices necessary to turn things around. Some liturgical scholars see the Epiphany as also pointing to the second coming of Christ. Infused with the Spirit, we will transform the world. [baptism of the Lord](https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010923.cfm) on the day after the Epiphany with the baptismal account from Matthew. 15](https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011523.cfm), we will hear from John's account of the baptism. [feast of the Epiphany](https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010823.cfm) on Sunday, Jan. Thus, the epiphany or manifestation is to all who hear God's words. In the New Testament, it is used to refer to the birth of Jesus, his resurrection and, most frequently, to his second coming. We like to extend the Christmas season as long as we can. Thus, in the West, the epiphany or manifestation of the divine is to the Magi.

ATHENS, Greece -- Greeks celebrated Epiphany Friday with blessing of the waters ceremonies across the country. The holiday is known as Three Kings Day for ...

Unseasonably warm weather helped bring out the crowds for the outdoor celebrations, with swimmers competing against each other to grasp a floating cross thrown by priests into seas, rivers or lakes. [coronavirus](https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/Coronavirus) pandemic; last year, celebrations had been canceled or scaled back in many parts of Greece as the country struggled with a huge surge in COVID-19 infections. In 2021, celebrations had been severely affected by the restrictions imposed as a result of the

KATC stopped by Catholic High school in New Iberia to see how their school celebrates the holiday. Epiphany is the day Jesus was paid a visit by the three ...

“It's important because it helps regular people to connect with liturgical teachings in the church. He's incredible, let's have a party, '' Principal of Catholic High School Kyle Bourque said. “It's not just Christmas and Easter where we should cook a turkey. The liturgical year looks at both the feast. the color the coordinates with that liturgical season. and the saint we celebrate throughout the liturgical year.”

Today epiphanies are relative, so the scale of insight doesn't have to measure up to understanding gravity. An epiphany nowadays is the moment when whatever has ...

Epiphany marks the end of the 12 days of Christmas, but not all Orthodox Christian churches celebrate it on the same day. A pilgrim kiss the cross during an ...

By Continuing to access the website, you agree that we will store data in a cookie as outlined in our Privacy Policy. The National Herald is the paper of record of the Greek Diaspora community. By tradition, a crucifix is cast into the waters of a lake or river, and it is believed that the person who retrieves it will be freed from evil spirits and will be healthy through the year.

It might not be the biggest holiday on the Christian calendar, but Epiphany, otherwise known as Feast of the Epiphany or Three Kings' Day, is, ...

How Epiphany or Feast Day is celebrated worldwide depends on cultural beliefs, traditions, and churches they follow, but in many nations, it is a day to eat ...

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). They celebrate the revelation of Jesus as both fully God and man. Professor [Groom](/topic/groom)has concluded that 'Twelfth Night is Twelfth Day’s Eve, we still talk about Christmas Eve as being Christmas Night.' SignificanceEpiphany primarily commemorates Jesus' baptism in the East. ET hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, relating to the report and any content therein. Epiphany is one of the oldest festival days of the church and is one of the three principal.

By Eric Sammons - Moving feast days to a more “convenient” day sends a message that the demands of this world are more important than the demands of the ...

It tells us that secular demands—work, school, etc.—are more important than the demands of our Faith. Of course it failed miserably, as man was not made for this world, but the next. We allow the infinite to touch our very finite world. These special days prevent us from falling into a utilitarian routine which is only based on the workweek and the demands of this world. Yet in recent years in the United States January 6th is only the Feast of the Epiphany when it’s lucky enough to fall on a Sunday. Instead, for our convenience, they set aside Epiphany itself on this day and move it to a nearby Sunday when we can (hopefully) squeeze it into our schedules.

A team of Tampa Bay Times reporters and photographers is in place to chronicle the day — from the solemn Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral ...

It will be breezy as festivities begin at 8 a.m. with prayers followed by a liturgy at 9 a.m. “Everyone is so supportive and not just the church community. “It’s just a really big honor because what I’m basically doing is leading the procession with the Holy Spirit by carrying the dove,” she said. After the liturgy at St. Something new will happen today after the archbishop tosses a white cross into Spring Bayou and 68 boys dive in from small boats to retrieve it. However, the temperature will likely remain in the low 60s. Spring Bayou is beginning to fill up with people sitting in lawn chairs and bundled in jackets. Nicholas’ event in Tarpon Springs is one of the few, if only, Greek Orthodox churches that don’t let girls dive. Paramedics will be in the water with the boys and more are on hand if hypothermia arises. A team of Tampa Bay Times reporters and photographers is in place to chronicle the day — from the solemn Divine Liturgy at St. Eastern Christian denominations celebrate Epiphany to commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist in the Jordan River and the manifestation of the Holy Trinity.

Each year, residents spend time preparing, and excitement stirs as the Epiphany Celebration nears. Today marks the 117th event.

The diver who finds it is blessed for the entire year. ABC Action News spoke with two people participating in the diving event. "The kids, even adults, dive for the cross.

Epiphany, also called the Theophany (meaning “appearance of God”), is a celebration commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ. The period between Christmas and ...

It's a timeless tradition celebrated every year by the Greek Orthodox Church, and on Friday, large crowds are expected for the 117th Epiphany Celebration in ...

It’s a rite of passage for those who participate, and they have to be in good standing with the church. His great-grandfather also retrieved the cross back in 1938. This is the 117th year of the celebration – and it is the largest Epiphany Celebration in the Western Hemisphere.

The story of the three Wise Men and King Herod is a parable for our time of poisonous political hostility.

Hostility to ethnic and religious outsiders, meanwhile, leads to the massacre of one’s innocent own. Traditionally this slaughter is known as the massacre of the Holy Innocents, still a holy day in many Christian calendars. The other significant character in Matthew’s tale is King Herod, the local Judean ruler, a puppet of the Romans. On the contrary, we’re told the magi return to their own land and, presumably, to their roles as astronomers and priests. And the word used to describe the wise men, magoi, doesn’t refer to wisdom either, but to priesthood in an ancient Persian religion. For Christians over the world, January 6 is the feast of the Epiphany, the day upon which—according to the Gospel of Matthew—three wise men from the east visited Bethlehem and offered gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to Jesus and his family.

The young man who retrieved the cross has been identified as George Stamas, 16.

Shouts of "axios," meaning worthy, were shouted throughout the crowd. For 116 years, crowds have turned out at St. TARPON SPRINGS, Fla.

Reindeer kneel in snowbanks far away; Polar bears sleep on ice in northern twilight. Here, the white bells of the manzanita. Have already awakened, and pink ...

Four centuries after his birth, what religious themes and tensions can be found in his plays? Here, the white bells of the manzanita The Feast of the Epiphany: Northern California

The Twelve Days of Christmastide come to an end on January 6, a day when we remember the Magi who visited the recently-born Jesus.

If you see a person that doesn’t appear to have much of a spiritual life or a person that doesn’t seem to worship the way you do, just be careful of your next thought, because you never know what God might be doing in their life. If you took a moment to think about a person that you think is farthest from God than any other person you know, just remember: you never know what God may be doing in their life. The miracle of the Magi is that the God of Jesus spoke to them in their context so that they could find Jesus and worship him. Yet, it is “Magi from the East” who came to worship Jesus in Matthew 2. In Acts 8, a man named Simon (who, although he isn’t called a magos, was a “practitioner of magic”) offers the apostles money to teach him how to use the “magic” of the Holy Spirit. The most significant detail we’re told about them is the noun used to describe them — “Magi.” The Greek word that the Gospel writer Matthew uses is magos.

By Devin Watkins. As the Church celebrated the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord on Friday, Pope Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, ...

Personal devotion and even consistent Mass attendance are not enough to allow our faith to grow. Peter’s Basilica, and reflected on the journey of the Magi. “Questioning, including spiritual questioning, can lead to frustration and desolation,” he said, “unless we embark upon a journey, unless we turn ourselves, in the depths of our being, to the face of God and the beauty of His word.”

Tarpon Springs basked in its 117th annual Epiphany celebration, a religious and cultural event that brought more than 20000 visitors.

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Three camels stand behind men in traditional attire in St. Peter's Square as Pope Francis leads the Angelus on the feast of the Epiphany in 2018 at the ...

The feast of the Epiphany invites us to holy disquiet, a way of living that has nothing to do with grumbling or complaint. They were willing to sing "I spent a lifetime looking for you" for the rest of their lives. In sum, the Magi had more faith in God than in their own ideas and understanding. They knew that growth requires displacement, the uncomfortable process of venturing into an unknown that stretches and questions assumptions, all for the sake of a greater depth of being. In a very real sense, they were the precursors of the disciples who abandoned their occupations and even their reputations for the sake of the Gospel. Matthew's description of their gifts has solidified the idea that they were three wealthy fellows.

Today could be the most significant Christian holiday that Christians know about the least. Epiphany, the 12th day of Christmas, was set aside in the Church calendar to remember the visitation of the Magi to the infant ...

This month, the Colson Center is offering a tremendous book and set of teaching videos on cultivating a Christian mind. Epiphany, the 12th day of Christmas, was set aside in the Church calendar to remember the visitation of the Magi to the infant Jesus. Another is to commit, like Lew Wallace did, to the intentional study of Scripture and the overall renewing of the mind. Like the Magi before him and John Murray after him, Wallace’s reflection is an example of what it means that the light of Christ has gone out into the world. Whence did they come?” And above all, “what led them to Jerusalem asking of all they met the strange question, ‘Where is he that is born King of the Jews?’” Eventually, in 1880, he published the finished work, about a fictitious Jewish prince who discovered “the necessity of a Savior.” You may know it as And, of course, it was the basis of the 1959 film starring Charlton Heston, which won 11 Academy Awards. [ The story was told a few years ago on the Fox News website by John Murray](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/christmas-ben-hur-and-a-life-changing-conversation), head of [the Brookstone Schools](https://brookstoneschools.org/about/team/) and a commissioned [Colson Fellow](https://colsonfellows.org/). Still, what Epiphany commemorates is central to the Christian faith and remains worthy of the Church’s attention. Civil War buffs will remember that Wallace may have saved the Union at the Battle of Monocacy in 1864, when his forces delayed Confederate General Jubal Early long enough to prevent the capture of Washington, D.C. Was the Colonel right? Today could be the most significant Christian holiday that Christians know about the least.