Homily for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
January 5, 2025
SEEK 2025 Conference
Salt Lake City, Utah
Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13
Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6
Matthew 2:1-12
The Christmas season is a time for dreams. We know this when we listen to the Gospel readings surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ.
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Homily for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
January 7, 2024
Saint Patrick Cathedral
Fort Worth, Texas
Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13
Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6
Matthew 2:1-12
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. The Church’s liturgy offers us readings that convey the theme of light over darkness, revelation over discovery, and peace over war. All three of these themes are cast from the truth that God has entered human history by taking on human nature, purifying it of sin, and being born in Bethlehem in accord with the prophets and the Law.
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Homily for the Epiphany of the Lord
Mass for the Repose of the Soul of Benedict XVI
January 8, 2023
St. Patrick Cathedral
Fort Worth, TX
Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13
Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6
Matthew 2:1-12
The Solemnity of the Epiphany is about God’s self-revelation that both offers and requires the gift of faith. Through the Solemnity of the Epiphany, God invites us into the mystery of the truth — the truth that we seek to discover through reason and science and the fuller Truth that we come to know through the gift of faith. One truth, two paths: faith and reason.
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