The Epiphany of
Our Lord
The Feast of the Epiphany of Our
Lord Jesus Christ is one of the oldest Christian feasts. Epiphany comes
from a Greek verb meaning "to reveal," and all of the various events
celebrated by the Feast of the Epiphany are revelations of Christ to man. Epiphany came to mark the end of
Christmastide—the Twelve Days of Christmas, which began with the
revelation of Christ to Israel in His Birth and ended with the revelation of
Christ to the Gentiles at Epiphany.
O God, who by the leading of a star didst
manifest thy only-
begotten Son to the peoples of the earth: Lead
us, who know thee now by faith, to thy presence, where we may behold thy glory
face to face; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and
reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
