Dear Friends, “Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophetic utterances. Test everything; retain what is good. Refrain from every kind of evil.” [1 Thessalonians 5:17-22]

Dear Friends, “And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my beloved Son with whom I am well pleased.’” [Matthew 3.17]

Dear Friends, “Show me, Lord, your way so that I may walk in your truth, Guide my heart to fear your name.” [Psalm 86.11]

The Feast of the Epiphany The solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord (Greek: epiphaneia ortheophaneia, “appearance or manifestation of God”) is the original feast of Christ’s birth in the East. In antiquity an “epiphany” meant either a visible manifestation of a god or the solemn visit of a ruler, who was venerated as a god, to the cities of his realm.