HOMILY FOR THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
HOMILY FOR THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Isa.60:1-6; Eph.3:2-3a.5-6; Matt.2:1-12 Today we celebrate the manifestation of Christ to the world. This is what Epiphany means. Manifestation has to do with making known publicly. It became necessarily that Jesus’ presence in the world be manifested though the people had always expected the messiah, because the Messiah was born both in uncommon way and through uncommon people. The whole of Jesus’ earthly ministry was Epiphany because, all through, Jesus was manifesting Himself and mission to the world. In the manifestation of Jesus lies an invitation to become his disciple. Epiphany is also the mission Christ has entrusted to us and His Church; it is our bounden duty to continually manifest Christ to the world. On the last day, we will be judged on the basis of how well we have manifested Christ to the world. The celebration of today which marks the beginning of the official manifestation of Christ, serves as a guide to us who must always manifest ...