Epiphany

Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Year A: 11 January 2026

Isaiah 42:1-4,6-7; Acts 10:34-38; Matthew 3:13-17

Today, with the Feast of the Lord’s Baptism, we have the end of Christmas, and the end of the Epiphany. In the West from quite early times a separate Feast of the Baptism fell out of use, being simply absorbed into the Feast of the Epiphany.

Fr. Prior Simon’s Homily for the Epiphany of the Lord, 4 January 2026

Isaiah 60:1-6   Ephesians 3:2-6   Matthew 2:1-12

I have a long-standing friend who is a distinguished academic. She has occupied university chairs in several countries, including here in the UK, and published many books and articles. In recent years, the current crisis in academia itself has become one of her main interests. So she has turned her attention to the fate of the University as an established and yet constantly evolving institution in our society.