Happy Epiphany!! I happened to be baptized on Epiphany (at less than three weeks old, in the rectory of my parish because we had no building yet!), so it is a day that I like to emphasize with my kids. Last year on Christmas Eve my mom’s priest shared a tradition in his household: Every Christmas morning the kids would choose one present that remained unopened until Epiphany. My children promptly turned away from me when I nodded like it was a nice idea. But I do think this is a nice idea and helps emphasize the true length of the Christmas season, and the event of the Feast of Epiphany. I just wish this priest had shared this story the first Christmas he was at my mom’s parish while my kids were still young enough to accept a new tradition! Do you do anything to mark Epiphany?

Posted by epotts@ncpd.org at 2025-01-06 14:01:30 UTC