Author Topic: Three kings holiday (Read 2828 times)

poche · « **Reply #5 on:** January 06, 2014, 10:52:54 PM »

"There came Magi from the East to Jerusalem, saying, 'Where is the newly born King of the Jews?. . .We have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him'" (Gospel).

Epiphany means "an apparition, or manifestation" of God becoming visible to the Gentile world. Today Jesus manifests a new "kingdom" (Introit), to which the star-light of "faith" guides all wise men (Prayer).

The Epistle is a revealing picture of the "darkness" of the Jєωιѕн Old Testament; a prophecy also of the "brightness" of Christ shining in a world where men may now "see."

The Gospel tells of the faith of the "Magik" divinely guided by the "star"; how this faith manifested itself in action by their seeking instruction from God's priests, by prostrating their very beings and offering their best treasures before the frail Babe in Mary's arms: God in homage to His new Kingship, symbol of their hearts offering love; Incense in homage to His Divinity, symbol of their minds offering adoration; Myrrh in homage to His Humanity, symbol of their bodies offering to do penance.

A truly great Feast! "Arise, be enlightened" (Epistle).

— Excerpted from My Sunday Missal, Confraternity of the Precious Blood

http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-01-05#trad

Viva Cristo Rey · « **Reply #6 on:** January 07, 2014, 04:28:20 PM »

I bring it up because the local Puerto Rican action committee
Has turned it into pagan holiday. Kids are given toys.
No mention of attending Mass or rosary.
I know different countries do have customs. But usually festivities follows Mass.
A secular holiday. It just irked me. Then I read that the new novous ordo bishop
Just bought mansion for $500,000.
The last one paid $800,000. Worse was the Philadelphia
Diocese paid bail money to bail out Monsignor Lynn while handing over cemeteries to be run by third party.

poche · « **Reply #7 on:** January 09, 2014, 12:59:49 AM »

Actually the Epiphany is a Solemnity in the Catholic Church. In some places it is still a holy day of obligation.

Viva Cristo Rey · « **Reply #8 on:** January 10, 2014, 11:18:18 AM »

I'm sure it's done in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican action committee made it into secular greedy event.