Epiphany of the Lord - January 2, 2022
December 29, 2021
This Feast of the Epiphany proclaims that the salvation of God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, has come to all. Of course, in the Old Testament the promised Messiah was to come for the chosen people alone. The coming of the (pagan) Wise Men to pay homage to the King of the Jews, we recognize that this miraculous coming of the Christ Child is to bring new and eternal life to all God’s people. The prophet Isaiah speaks of the coming of faithful from the east, obviously pagans. St.