Sunday

5 Jan 2020

Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, Cycle A Click here for all content for this cycle Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, Cycle A

SUNDAY SUMMARY

Isaiah 60:1-6  In a future time, kings will walk by the light of Jerusalem.

Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13  Every nation and her ruler will one day worship the God of justice.

Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6  What was once shrouded in mystery has now been revealed to all.

Matthew 2:1-12  The Magi from the East follow a star and a dream.

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Homilist’s overview of January

Liturgical themes and feasts

Happy new year of grace! The Octave is ended, but the Christmas season lasts until the Baptism of the Lord. So if you want to leave the tree and decorations up a little longer, it’s OK.

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The inner word

What’s in your heart?

How did the proverbial “wise men” become wise? How have you acquired wisdom in your life?

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Exploring the word

Taking directions

Why are so many of us reluctant to ask for directions? I don’t have a macho bone in my body and yet I hesitate—till I am good and lost—before I’ll stop someone for help. Maybe it’s because we don’t like to appear weak or fallible, though we are surely both.

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In other words

The Sunday gospel in everyday English

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem village, Judah territory—this was during Herod’s kingship—a band of scholars arrived in Jerusalem from the East.

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Homily stories

My epiphany

It was a small Baptism in early January a quarter a century ago. Present were only the 10-week-old baby, his parents who recently both turned 21, and the godparents, mutual friends of the couple.

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Homily stories

God’s GPS

GPS (global positioning system) technology is handy, powering maps on our phones that help us find our destinations. GPS guides you there—just like Magi following a star. You don’t even have to tell it where you are—it knows!

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Homily stories

A season of desire

"Star light, star bright; first star I see tonight.” Remember that nursery rhyme about wishing on a star? Our heart’s desire can be a pretty powerful force when we pay attention to it.

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Prayers

Penitential Act & Prayer of the Faithful

My sisters and brothers in Christ, we celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord, the revealing of Jesus' divinity to the world. We pray for the grace to seek him, as the Magi did.

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Quotes

We returned to our places, these Kingdoms / But no longer at ease here, in the old dispensation / With an alien people clutching their gods.

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