In the first centuries of the Church, the Feast of the Epiphany took priority over Christmas, and even pre-existed Christmas. The Epiphany, sometimes known as the Theophany, celebrates the public manifestation of the Lord to the world. Still today our…
Homily for Mary Mother of God, 1 January 2021
(Fairly) Brief Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Christmas Day, 25 December 2020
This is the only public Mass available for people here today because of the Restrictions, so I’ve skipped the Dawn Mass readings, and taken instead the tremendous words given us in the Day Mass readings: from the beginning of Hebrews, and the beginning of St. John’s Gospel. These two passages are so…