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by Fr Joe McCloskey
The Epiphany Feast today has a number of meanings for us. It refers to the one Lord including everyone in his good news. But it also implies the gifts that are given at Epiphany. Gold, frankincense and myrrh refer to prophecy, priesthood and kingship. How this plays out in the life of the community gives the community the right to its name. The prophet opens up the world to what is wrong. Even tells the community what it needs to do. All the social outreach programs of the community are how it exercises the role of prophet. When our leadership of the community opens up another task to be done the prophet role is being fulfilled. Christ is our king and we share his kingship. We are responsible for our world. We are the masters of our destiny. In the God who strengthens us we believe we can do all things. Epiphany is our community because we are not waiting for someone to tell us what to do next. Our very lives give life to the community. We need each other even when we work alone. Our unity flows out of the kingship of Christ. We can call each other brothers and sisters in our relationship to Christ. Prophecy instills in our hearts the tasks of Christ, and his kingship over our hearts is our right to act in his name. The priest gets his definition from the community he serves. He is the funnel between the community and God. He takes the prayers of the community to God and brings back the blessings of God in the Eucharist, which reenacts the great mystery of the priesthood of Christ. The one Sacrifice which is for ever gives us our contact point and puts us in the fullness of Christ’s priesthood by the giving of our lives which is celebrated together. Epiphany in its fullest meaning is God opening himself to our world. We are his opening when we live the gifts of our community that give Christ flesh and blood in each other. |
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Literally,
Epiphany means “open to” or “appear to”. We all claim epiphanies in our lives at
one time or another. It was a magic moment in my life when I learned with enough
application of my mind, heart and soul I would do almost everything I set my
heart on. That does not include statistics. Real people are what move me, and
numbers are a game that I play at poorly. One round of 90 means I am a 90
golfer.