Tag: Epiphany

Epiphany’s Glorious and Beautiful Revelations of Christ

Baptism of Jesus by Lorenzo Scott

This year, God has again called us before this Altar Table to hear of the Epiphany Season’s glorious and beautiful revelations of Christ. To that end, the calendar has given us opportunity to move from one traditional Epiphany reading, that of the visit of the Magi, to another of the traditional readings for that High Feast. It is almost as if there was a cinematic “fade-to-black” after last night’s service so that this day’s readings could move our thoughts from King Jesus’ appearance to the nations to that which He came to do for people from all nations. …For more, click on the title above.

Children called home

Magi by Mickey McGrath

A blessed feast of the Epiphany to you! Some feasts are easier to remember than others. The Nativity of Our Lord, The Baptism of our Lord, The Naming of our Lord all make it pretty easy to remember what exactly we’re celebrating. Epiphany, however, is one of those that are more difficult to have stick in our minds. Epiphany is named after the Greek word Epi- faino which means to “shine out.” What shines out in our text today is the star, yes, but more importantly, the identity of the baby these Magoi come to worship…For more, click on the title above.

Listen to Him!

While in the presence of God, our Father gave Moses the Ten
Commandments, and those commandments carried with them the implicit command to listen to them…
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LSB 874 O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright

We have chosen the ancient hymn O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright (LSB 874) as our AD 2023 Epiphanytide seasonal hymn. The word epiphany means revelation or manifestation. During this season in the Church Year, we recount, from Scriptures a number of manifestations of our Lord Jesus. Epiphanytide begins with January 6th’s High Feast of… Continue reading LSB 874 O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright