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    The document is a lesson about the Solemnity of the Lord's Epiphany. It discusses that Epiphany commemorates the visit of the Magi, or Three Wise Men, to the infant Jesus. It describes the story from the Gospel of Matthew and analyzes its significance, showing that Jesus is the Messiah and Savior for both Jews and gentiles. The gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh given by the Magi represent Jesus' roles as king, priest, and one who suffers. The tradition of chalking "20 + C + M + B + 21" on homes on Epiphany is explained.

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    The document is a lesson about the Solemnity of the Lord's Epiphany. It discusses that Epiphany commemorates the visit of the Magi, or Three Wise Men, to the infant Jesus. It describes the story from the Gospel of Matthew and analyzes its significance, showing that Jesus is the Messiah and Savior for both Jews and gentiles. The gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh given by the Magi represent Jesus' roles as king, priest, and one who suffers. The tradition of chalking "20 + C + M + B + 21" on homes on Epiphany is explained.

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    WELCOME

    2021
    Happy New Year!
    SOLEMNITY
    OF THE

    Lord’s
    Epiphany
    Supplementary Lesson in
    Christian Living Education
    W hat is
    Epiphany?
    – “Epiphany” means “manif estation.”
    – It comes from Greek roots that mean "to show, to
    display" (phainein) and "on, to" (epi-).
    – An epiphany is thus a time when something is
    shown, displayed, or manifested to an audience.
    The Magi Visit the Messiah
    Matthew 2:1-12
    When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the
    days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east
    arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the newborn
    king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and
    have come to do him homage.”
    The Magi Visit the Messiah
    Matthew 2:1-12
    When King Herod heard this, he was greatly
    troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. Assembling all
    the chief priests and the scribes of the people, He
    inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.
    The Magi Visit the Messiah
    Matthew 2:1-12
    They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it
    has been written through the prophet: And you,
    Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least
    among the rulers of Judah; since from you shall
    come a ruler, who is to shepherd my people Israel.”
    The Magi Visit the Messiah
    Matthew 2:1-12
    Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained
    from them the time of the star ’s appearance. He
    sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search
    diligently for the child. When you have found him,
    bring me word, that I too may go and do him
    homage.”
    The Magi Visit the Messiah
    Matthew 2:1-12
    After their audience with the king they set out. And
    behold, the star that they had seen at its rising
    preceded them, until it came and stopped over the
    place where the child was. They were overjoyed at
    seeing the star,
    The Magi Visit the Messiah
    Matthew 2:1-12
    and on entering the house they saw the child with
    Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did
    him homage. Then they opened their treasures and
    offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And
    having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod,
    they departed for their country by another way.
    SOLEMNITY
    OF THE

    Lord’s
    Epiphany
    Supplementary Lesson in
    Christian Living Education
    Background to the Feast of the
    Epiphany

    Epiphany is the manifestation of Jesus


    as the Messiah/Savior of all men,
    including the pagans of goodwill,
    represented by the Magi.
    Background to the Feast of the
    Epiphany

    As such, it is also the manifestation of


    the divine plan, hidden for centuries
    in God to unite all human beings in
    Christ.
    Background to the Feast of the
    Epiphany
    In many European countries it is the Epiphany,
    rather than Christmas (Feast of the Nativity), is the
    day of gift-giving.
    This is in
    commemoration of the
    gifts of the Magi taken
    from Matthew 2:1-12.
    Background to the Feast of the
    Epiphany
    It is generally believed that the three “kings” were
    actually astrologers following an unusual star. Had
    these three men been kings, they were likely to
    have brought escorts
    rather than travelling
    alone.
    SOLEMNITY
    OF THE

    Lord’s
    Epiphany
    Supplementary Lesson in
    Christian Living Education
    When is Epiphany
    – celebrated?
    This varies from country to country.
    – In some countries, Epiphany is a holy day of obligation
    (Canon 1246,1). Where that is the case, it is celebrated on
    Jan. 6.
    – In the United States, Epiphany is not a holy day of
    obligation, and its celebration is transf erred to the first
    Sunday after Jan. 1
    Background to the Feast of the
    Epiphany

    The Epiphany is a celebration of the


    ‘revelation’ of God in human flesh. Today
    the Epiphany is celebrated on the Sunday
    between January 2nd and 8th while the
    actual feast day occurs on January 6th.
    What is Epiphany all about?

    According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church:


    The Epiphany is the manifestation of Jesus as Messiah of
    Israel, Son of God and Saviour of the world. The great
    feast of Epiphany celebrates th 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.
    Interpretation of the Visit of
    the Magi
    The story of the Visit of the Magi makes an
    important point about the role of the Messiah.
    Jesus is called “the newborn king of the Jews” by
    the magi who travel from the east. These men
    were not Jewish yet they paid homage to the King
    of the Jews.
    Interpretation of the Visit of
    the Magi
    Magi is a Greek term used to indicate a special
    category/class of learned men from Eastern
    countries who
    were not Jews.
    ISRAEL
    IN
    THE
    TIME
    JES
    OF
    US
    MIDDLE EAST
    Why did they go to
    Herod?
    – Probably, because they assumed the newborn king would be a son
    of Herod — the cur rent “king of the Jews.” Pope Benedict
    comments:
    – It is quite natural that their search for the newborn king of the Jews
    should take them to Israel’s roya l city and to the king’s palace. That,
    surely, is where the future king must have been born (Jesus of
    Nazareth: The Infancy Nar ratives)
    – This, of course, played into Herod's paranoia for his throne and led
    to the slaughter of the innocents.
    Interpretation of the Visit of
    the Magi
    The Gospel does not call the Magi “Kings,”
    nor does it say
    that they were
    three
    More importantly, the visit
    of the magi fulfilled the
    prophecies of the Old
    Testament: Balaam
    prophesied about the
    coming Messiah marked
    by a star: “I see him,
    though not now; I behold
    him, though not near: A
    star shall advance from
    Jacob and a staff shall rise
    from Israel…” (Numbers
    24:17).
    Psalm 72 speaks of how the
    Gentiles will come to worship the
    Messiah: “The kings of
    Tarshish and the Isles shall
    offer gifts, the kings of
    Arabia and Sebashall
    bring tribute. All kings shall pay
    Him homage, all nations shall
    serve Him” (72:10-11).
    Isaiah also prophesied
    the gifts: “Caravans of
    camels shall fill you,
    dromedaries from
    Midian and Ephah; all
    from Sheba shall come
    bearing gold and
    frankincense, and
    proclaiming the praises
    of the Lord” (Isaiah
    60:6).
    Interpretation of the Visit of
    the Magi
    Matthew, who wrote to a Jewish audience, hoped
    to express the universal role of Christ in this story.
    These men were
    foreigners but they
    honored Jesus as
    their king.
    Interpretation of the Visit of
    the Magi
    Herod, who is not an heir of
    King David and not the
    rightful King of the Jews, was
    threatened by this new king
    and attempted kill him.
    Ninos Inocentes: Feast of the
    Holy Innocents
    Interpretation of the Visit of
    the Magi
    This reveals another important theme
    of the Gospels: Jesus was not to
    become a political King of the Jews to
    dethrone Herod or even the emperor;
    he was to usher in a new kingdom
    that extended beyond political
    regimes.
    SOLEMNITY
    OF THE

    Lord’s
    Epiphany
    Supplementary Lesson in
    Christian Living Education
    Gifts offered by the Magi: gold,
    frankincense and myrrh
    These valuable items were
    standard gifts to honor a king or
    deity in the ancient world: gold
    as a precious metal, frankincense
    as perfume or incense, and
    myrrh as anointing oil.
    Gifts offered by the Magi
    GOLD KING Majesty

    MYRRH PROPHET Sufferings and


    Death of Christ

    FRANKINCENSE PRIESTLY Prayer


    SOLEMNITY
    OF THE

    Lord’s
    Epiphany
    Supplementary Lesson in
    Christian Living Education
    Chalking the door
    Chalking the door
    Either on Twelfth Night (January 5), the twelfth
    day of Christmastide and eve of the feast of the
    Epiphany, or on Epiphany Day (January 6) itself, many
    Christians: (including Anglicans, Lutherans,
    Methodists, Presbyterians and Roman Catholics,
    among others) chalk their doors with a pattern such
    as this, "20 † C † M † B † 21"
    Chalking the door
    with the numbers referring "to the calendar year (20
    and 21, for instance, for this year, 2021);
    the crosses stand for Christ; and the letters have a
    two-fold significance: C, M and B are the initials for
    the traditional names of the Magi (Caspar, Melchior
    and Balthasar)
    Chalking the door
    C, M and B = they are also an
    abbreviation of the Latin blessing Christus
    mansionem benedicat, which
    means, May Christ bless this house."
    SOLEMNITY
    OF THE

    Lord’s
    Epiphany
    Supplementary Lesson in
    Christian Living Education
    2 QUARTER
    nd

    DLAS WFR, WEEK 2, 4 & 6


    OSM October 4, 11, 18, 25, November 1,
    8, 29, December 6, 8, 13
    FFM October 2, November 6, December 4
    SOLEMNITY
    OF THE

    Lord’s
    Epiphany
    Supplementary Lesson in
    Christian Living Education

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