Christians around the world will mark the Epiphany on Jan. 6 with a series of celebrations that go from parades and gift-giving for children to the blessing of water. The holiday is also called the ...

Many Catholic parishes will give their parishioners a piece of chalk, a small bottle of holy water, and the words for the house blessing so that each family can bless their home. A chalk home blessing ...

Happy Three Kings Day and Epiphany! Today is also National Take Down Your Christmas Tree Day, which has ties to the twelfth night of Christmas, known as the feast of Epiphany, a Christian holiday ...

Sunday, Jan. 4, is the Epiphany of the Lord. Mass Readings: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12. At Epiphany we follow the Magi in their journey of ...