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January 3, 2016 - The Epiphany of the Lord (Solemnity):
Collect (Opening Prayer) at the Vigil Mass:
“May the splendor of your majesty, O Lord, we pray,
shed its light upon our hearts,
that we may pass through the shadows of this world
and reach the brightness of our eternal home.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Collect (Opening Prayer) at Mass during the Day:
“O God, who on this day
revealed your Only Begotten Son to the nations
by the guidance of a star,
grant in your mercy
that we, who know you already by faith,
may be brought to behold the beauty of your sublime glory.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-01-03
“The general manifestation of God’s presence in nature and its attendant beauty has sometimes been referred to as ‘diaphany’, a Greek word meaning ‘to appear through,’ but beyond and deeper than this diaphany is the ‘theophany’ in the history of the people of God. The ‘Epiphany’ is the ultimate manifestation, and is applied to the revelation of God’s glory in Jesus of Nazareth who becomes the complete sign of this glory. John’s Gospel has worked out this theme best. True wisdom is to seek, find, recognize,and adore God’s real presence in the signs and events of our times.” (ORDO)
January 3 - Optional Memorial of The Most Holy Name of Jesus which gives way to the Sunday Liturgy:
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who founded the salvation of the human race
on the Incarnation of your Word,
give your peoples the mercy they implore,
so that all may know there is no other name to be invoked
but the Name of your Only Begotten Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
"From apostolic times, the Church has professed, 'at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Phil 2:10-11). Through the efforts of St. Bernardine of Siena, devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus was promoted through the inscription of its monogram (IHS) and the addition of the name of Jesus to the Hail Mary. Pope Sixtus V granted an indulgence for piously uttering the phrase 'Praised be Jesus Christ!" (Enchiridion Indulgentiarum).((Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
Collect (Opening Prayer) at the Vigil Mass:
“May the splendor of your majesty, O Lord, we pray,
shed its light upon our hearts,
that we may pass through the shadows of this world
and reach the brightness of our eternal home.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Collect (Opening Prayer) at Mass during the Day:
“O God, who on this day
revealed your Only Begotten Son to the nations
by the guidance of a star,
grant in your mercy
that we, who know you already by faith,
may be brought to behold the beauty of your sublime glory.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-01-03
“The general manifestation of God’s presence in nature and its attendant beauty has sometimes been referred to as ‘diaphany’, a Greek word meaning ‘to appear through,’ but beyond and deeper than this diaphany is the ‘theophany’ in the history of the people of God. The ‘Epiphany’ is the ultimate manifestation, and is applied to the revelation of God’s glory in Jesus of Nazareth who becomes the complete sign of this glory. John’s Gospel has worked out this theme best. True wisdom is to seek, find, recognize,and adore God’s real presence in the signs and events of our times.” (ORDO)
January 3 - Optional Memorial of The Most Holy Name of Jesus which gives way to the Sunday Liturgy:
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who founded the salvation of the human race
on the Incarnation of your Word,
give your peoples the mercy they implore,
so that all may know there is no other name to be invoked
but the Name of your Only Begotten Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
"From apostolic times, the Church has professed, 'at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Phil 2:10-11). Through the efforts of St. Bernardine of Siena, devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus was promoted through the inscription of its monogram (IHS) and the addition of the name of Jesus to the Hail Mary. Pope Sixtus V granted an indulgence for piously uttering the phrase 'Praised be Jesus Christ!" (Enchiridion Indulgentiarum).((Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)