The Epiphany

[mullenpm]

Why is the Epiphany shown on the Liturgical calendar to be celebrated on Sunday, January 4 when the Holy Father will celebrate a Solemn Mass of the Epiphany on Tuesday, January 6th?

Most web sites give the date as January 6th as do other religious denominations.

 

[NPC]

Perhaps it’s because the Feast of the Epiphany is not a holy day of obligation - if that is the case, it would be normal to celebrate it on the nearest Sunday. I don’t know - and I’m merely speculating. In Ireland we will celebrate it on Tuesday the 6th and here it is definately a holy day of obligation. If I remember correctly, there are other feasts which, over the years have been moved to a Sunday - Corpus Christi is one example.

 

[Phemie]

Why is the Epiphany shown on the Liturgical calendar to be celebrated on Sunday, January 4 when the Holy Father will celebrate a Solemn Mass of the Epiphany on Tuesday, January 6th?

Most web sites give the date as January 6th as do other religious denominations.

Epiphany IS on January 6 but, like a few other feasts, the celebration of Epiphany is moved to a Sunday in Canada.

 

[NPC]

If you are in the United States, you can see what the Catholic bishops have decided regarding holy days of obligation here - the 6th of January is not one of them.

 

[thistle]

Why is the Epiphany shown on the Liturgical calendar to be celebrated on Sunday, January 4 when the Holy Father will celebrate a Solemn Mass of the Epiphany on Tuesday, January 6th?

Most web sites give the date as January 6th as do other religious denominations.

Epiphany (Jan 6) is a Holy Day of Obligation but my Handbook of Prayers says that it is transferred to the Sunday between Jan 2 and Jan 8, except for Ireland where the obligation remains on Jan 6.

 

[claymcdermott]

Yeah, the Holy Father lives in Rome where the feast is the sixth, but here in the USA it’s the second Sunday after Christmas.

 

[benedictgal]

In Mexico, I think that the custom of celebrating it on January 6th remains. If you were to examine both the Roman Missal and the Lectionary (including the Book of the Gospels) used for the Episcopal Conference of Mexico (CEM), you will find that the date for the Epiphany is January 6th. I helped set up the Spanish books for Mass and had to refer to this date for both the Roman Missal and the Lectionary.

There is something rather curious; the Feast of the Epiphany must have been recently moved (at least in the past 30 years or so) because for some reason, there is a reference to readings for the Second Sunday of Christmas (these are also found in our lectionary).

On a related note, did anyone hear the proclamation of the Date of Easter on the Feast of the Epiphany? The administrator of the Cathedral did this during this evening’s Mass. He read it both in English and in Spanish.

 

[AJV]

On a related note, did anyone hear the proclamation of the Date of Easter on the Feast of the Epiphany? The administrator of the Cathedral did this during this evening’s Mass. He read it both in English and in Spanish.

Yes, it was chanted after the homily by a cantor from the schola. I think ti was only at the sung Masses though, not the early morning (said) one. Also, the priest came and did the blessing of the domicile with water, incense and chalk - something which drew the attention of all the Protestant neighbours.

 

[puzzleannie]

Why is the Epiphany shown on the Liturgical calendar to be celebrated on Sunday, January 4 when the Holy Father will celebrate a Solemn Mass of the Epiphany on Tuesday, January 6th?

Most web sites give the date as January 6th as do other religious denominations.

because the Pope is not in the US, where the observance of the feast may be transferred to the nearest Sunday. you will also note that most missalettes give the optional Year B Sunday readings as well so there are probably jurisdictions where the feast will be observed on Tuesday

 

[Chatter163]

There is something rather curious; the Feast of the Epiphany must have been recently moved (at least in the past 30 years or so) because for some reason, there is a reference to readings for the Second Sunday of Christmas (these are also found in our lectionary).

This occurred in 1970, when the new missal and lectionary took effect.