Feast of the Epiphany
Look: A collection of images depicting the Magi
Sources: August von Wörndle | Catherine Schuon | Unknown Artist Icon | Ethiopian icon | James B. Janknegt | Sadao Watanabe | Nicholas Mynheer | Bramantino | Wisnu Sasongko
Listen: My 2021 Feast of Epiphany playlist on Spotify - Star of Wonder
Read: Isaiah 60:1-9; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3:1-13; Matthew 2:1-12
Daily Office Readings for the rest of the week:
Friday (1/7) Psalm 103; Psalm 114-115; Deuteronomy 8:1-3; Colossians 1:1-4; John 6:30-33, 48-51
Saturday (1/8) Psalm 117-118; Psalm 112-113; Exodus 17:1-7; Colossians 1:15-23; John 7:37-52
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Epiphany, The Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles
O God, by the leading of a star you manifested your only Son to the peoples of the earth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may see your glory face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Do: Chalk the Doors & pray an Epiphany House Blessing
One of the most meaningful activities we've done on Epiphany is a house blessing. This can be as simple as marking the doorways with chalk and a prayer of blessing or as specific as praying through each room of the house with specific prayers like those found in the traditional Anglican House blessing.
Brian and I began a tradition last year of giving our congregation homemade potpourri kits and chalk for Epiphany. I can't give you the bag of fruit and spices, but I did attach the description of how to use the items and the liturgy for chalking the doors today. You can also click here for a pdf version of an Anglican House Blessing.
The Homely Hours blog has a wonderful post about chalking doors here. You can also watch here and here for explanations from a couple of Protestant pastors and here for a video demonstration from a Catholic mom: Epiphany Part 1: House Blessing.
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12+ Ways To Keep Celebrating With the Rest of the World (loads of links)
It's embarrassing how delighted to discover this song last year: Bless This House. My favorite version is on the Star of Wonder playlist for sure!
* Listen to my entire playlist on Spotify: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen: Christmas 2021
** Sunday Scripture readings are taken from Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary. Daily Scripture readings are taken from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer and include both Morning and Evening Psalms (Year 2)