The Historical & Religious Meaning of the Solemnity of Epiphany | EWTN News Nightly

Опубликовано: 05 Январь 2024
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The Christmas season is winding down and at the Vatican, one of the last major events, the solemnity of the Epiphany, takes place on Saturday with a Mass from Pope Francis. While many associate it with the end of the Liturgical Season of Christmas, the feast day is traditionally associated among Western Christians with the visit of the Magi and among Eastern Christians with Christ's baptism in the Jordan River. The word "Epiphany" is from the ancient Greek meaning "manifestation or appearance." If at the center of Christmas Day is the birth of the Child, in Epiphany it is emphasized that this Child is the Messiah, the Son of God and Savior of the world. EWTN Vatican Correspondent, Colm Flynn, has more on the historical and religious meaning of the feast.

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