Epiphany (from Greek for “appearance”) used to be one of the Great Feasts of the Liturgical calendar, along with Easter and Pentecost. The weeks following January 6th were called the Sundays “after Epiphany” and the season extended to Ash Wednesday. This is my excuse for still writing about Epiphany, the feast that traditionally celebrated St. Paul’s mission to the Gentiles. Paul’s mission was fiercely opposed by some of the other apostles who wanted to cling to the rites and traditions ...
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2021