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The Erosion of Epiphany
Epiphany used to have its own octave, meaning the Christmas Season extended until January 13
By John M. Grondelski | January 6th 2026 12:39 PMJanuary 6 is the traditional date for the Solemnity of the Epiphany. In the United States, it has been transferred for decades to the first Sunday after January 1. It fell on January 4 this year. Some liturgists would argue that Epiphany was, indeed, the original “Christmas” feast and that…
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Broken Laws... Keeping Crosses... Ivy League Drama... Venus and Mars... and more
By John M. Grondelski | January 9th 2024 1:24 PMCalendar Conundrums Has it ever troubled our liturgically befuddled bishops, who have made a goulash of six holydays of obligation (transferring some while making others obligatory depending on their day in the week) that, in our modern world, if you say “January 6,” more people think of “insurrection” than “Epiphany?”…
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