6th Jan is the feast of the Epiphany – it is a holy day of obligation - all Catholics should participate in Mass where possible. We are marking the day with the attached short prayer service which you are invited to use as part of your prayer with your form class this morning please.
Please make sure you have sound/speakers on, and that the pupils listen reverently and answer the prayers when called to do so. Alternatively you might like to read through the prayers/reflections yourself for the pupils.
“When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, … behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is the new-born king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.’ …. 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, 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.”
The feast of Epiphany today brings the Christmas season to an end.
“The Work of Christmas” composed by Howard Thurman, an African-American theologian, educator, and civil rights leader.
When the song of the angels is stilled,
when the star in the sky is gone,
when the kings and princes are home,
when the shepherds are back with their flocks,
the work of Christmas begins:
to find the lost,
to heal the broken,
to feed the hungry,
to release the prisoner,
to rebuild the nations,
to bring peace among the people,
to make music in the heart.
Blessings on all you do,
Sr. Marjorie
Chaplaincy coordinator
