epiphany proclamation
Epiphany Proclamation 2012 Dear brothers and sisters, the glory of the Lord has shone upon us, and shall ever be manifest among us, until the day of his return. Through the rhythms of times and seasons let us celebrate the mysteries of salvation. Let us recall the year's culmination, the Easter Triduum of the Lord: his last supper, his crucifixion, his burial, and his rising celebrated between the evening of the Fifth day of April and the evening of the Seventh day of April, Easter Sunday being on the Eighth day of April. Each Easter -- as on each Sunday -- the Holy Church makes present the great and saving deed by which Christ has for ever conquered sin and death. From Easter are reckoned all the days we keep holy. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, will occur on the Twenty-Second day of February. The Ascension of the Lord will be commemorated on the Seventeenth day of May. Pentecost, joyful conclusion of the season of Easter, will be celebrated on the Twenty-Seventh day of May...