Happy New Year 2024! May God bless you have a safe joyous beginning spiritual seeker and diver in The Eternal Word is Lord Jesus Christ You are my daily prayer.
Reminder: The Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord on January 6
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Epiphany in Latin word literally means manifestation, striking appearance.
The Three Wise Men were members of an order of Persian priestly-astronomers known as Magi, that would study and interpret the stars.
The Three Wise Men have names:
Caspar (Latin) or Galalath (Hebrew)
Balthazar (Latin) or Malgalat (Hebrew)
Melchior (Latin) or Sarachin (Hebrew)
They searched for Jesus and found bowed presence with reverence and gratitude bestowing Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh toward baby Jesus in manger of King of kings and Lord of lords.
The name Epiphany comes from the Greek epiphaneia, meaning “appearance” or “manifestation,” and refers to the manifestation of Jesus Christ to the world.
CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SECOND EDITION
528 The Epiphany is the manifestation of Jesus as Messiah of Israel, Son of God and Savior of the world. The great feast of Epiphany celebrates the adoration of Jesus by the wise men (magi) from the East, together with his baptism in the Jordan and the wedding feast at Cana in Galilee. In the magi, representatives of the neighboring pagan religions, the Gospel sees the first-fruits of the nations, who welcome the good news of salvation through the Incarnation. The magi’s coming to Jerusalem in order to pay homage to the king of the Jews shows that they seek in Israel, in the messianic light of the star of David, the one who will be king of the nations. Their coming means that pagans can discover Jesus and worship him as Son of God and Savior of the world only by turning towards the Jews and receiving from them the messianic promise as contained in the Old Testament. The Epiphany shows that “the full number of the nations” now takes its “place in the family of the patriarchs”, and acquires Israelitica dignitas (is made “worthy of the heritage of Israel”). 🙏💜🕊️🔥
Interesting I read through Google:
The Epiphany is the manifestation of Jesus as Messiah of Israel, Son of God and Savior of the world. The great feast of Epiphany celebrates the adoration of Jesus by the wise men (magi) from the East, together with his baptism in the Jordan and the wedding feast at Cana in Galilee.212 In the magi, representatives of the neighboring pagan religions, the Gospel sees the first-fruits of the nations, who welcome the good news of salvation through the Incarnation. The magi’s coming to Jerusalem in order to pay homage to the king of the Jews shows that they seek in Israel, in the messianic light of the star of David, the one who will be king of the nations.213 Their coming means that pagans can discover Jesus and worship him as Son of God and Savior of the world only by turning towards the Jews and receiving from them the messianic promise as contained in the Old Testament.214 The Epiphany shows that “the full number of the nations” now takes its “place in the family of the patriarchs”, and acquires Israelitica dignitas215 (is made “worthy of the heritage of Israel”).
Jesus Christ is New Paschal Lamb of God 
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