Epiphany of the Lord

"Epiphany" refers to God’s Self-revelation as well as to the revelation of Jesus as His Son. Christ is the true light shining in the darkness. To the extent that the Church remains anchored in him, to the extent that she lets herself be illumined by him, she can bring light into the lives of individuals and peoples. For this reason, the Fathers of the Church saw in her the mysterium lunae.

We do well to repeat the question asked by the Magi: “Where is the child who has been born the King of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage” (Mt 2:2).