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Memorial
Derivation
- Greek: epi, upon; phaino, show
Article
Feast commemorating the manifestation of the glory of Christ to the Gentiles in the person of the Magi, as well as His Baptism and first miracle at Cana. Originating in the Eastern Church in the 3rd century, it soon spread to the West, where it is now commemorated especially for the apparition to the Magi. In England and many European countries it is popularly known as Twelfth Night (after Christmas) and is the occasion for the revival of numerous quaint customs. The feast is a holy day of obligation in England, Scotland, and Ireland. The office of the day is one of special beauty.
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Additional Information
- Analysis of the Gospels
- Character Calendar, by Sister Mary Fidelis and Sister Mary Charitas, S.S.N.D
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Epiphany
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Magi
- Catholic Pocket Dictionary
- Goffine’s Devout Instruction
- Golden Legend
- Heortology, by Dr Karl Adam Heinrich Kellner
- Light from the Altar
- Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
- Lives of the Saints, by Sabine Baring-Gould
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Pictorial Half Hours with the Saints
- Pictorial Lives of the Saints
- Roman Martyrology, 1914 edition
- Roman Martyrology, 1914 edition
- Roman Martyrology, 1914 edition
- Saints and Saintly Dominicans
- Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein
- Short Lives of the Saints, by Eleanor Cecilia Donnelly
- The Three Kings of Cologne, by John of Hildesheim
- The Three Wise Kings
- They Call It a Little Christmas, by Father Daniel Aloysius Lord
- Breviary Hymns and Missal Sequences
- Bishop Geremia Bonomelli
- New Practical Meditations, by Father Bruno Vercruysse, S.J.
- 6 January: Feast of the Epiphany, or of The Kings
- 7 January: Fidelity of the Magi in Obeying the Inspirations of Grace
- 8 January: On Three Incidents of the Journey of the Magi
- 9 January: Alarm, Hypocrisy, and Disappointment of King Herod
- 10 January: The Offering of the Magi
- 11 January: Happiness of the Magi
- 12 January: On the Grace of Vocation Given to the Magi
- 13 January: Departure of the Magi, and Their Return to Their Country
- 14 January: Three Thoughts, Useful to Reanimate Your Fervor on Waking Each Morning
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MLA Citation
- “Feast of the Epiphany“. CatholicSaints.Info. 21 October 2023. Web. 30 April 2024. <>