Epiphany chalk house blessing

The Epiphany house blessing of the door is a really great Catholic tradition for families. We love to bless our door every year on the Epiphany! It's very simple to do, it's not complicated or

Saints Of The Day ~ *20+C+M+B+23* on Instagram: "I have gotten so many questions about the Chalking of the Door/Epiphany Blessing. I will try and answer them based on things I have read. 1. “If I can’t get chalk at a church, how can I do this?” - Sadly this has become a lost practice in many parishes which has led to most Catholics not knowing this tradition. Some articles I have read said that the chalk doesn’t need to be blessed, you can use a piece of chalk you have at home. This year I…

Chalk the Door – Epiphany House Blessing 20 C+M+B 20 “Christus mansionem benedicat” The equation is written to be the first two digits of the year, followed by the initials C, M, and B, follo…

Epiphany is one of the Church's major and spectacular feasts. It occurs on January 6th, the final day of the 12 days of Christmas (in some locations it is transferred to the Sunday between January 2 - 8). In some places it is also called Twelfthnight…

Chalking the Door for Epiphany- The traditional names of the Magi are Caspar, Malchior, and Balthazar. The doorframe of the home is marked with their initials within the year- 2+0+C+M+B+1+3 as a reminder of the Magi who received God's great welcome when they visited Jesus in his first home. It's a house blessing and a reminder to make the home a place of welcome for all people. Apparently it's not very popular in the US, but is more popular in Europe. We gave these out this morning.

(Posting this a little early to give you time to share with your parish and school. You are welcome to email out the pdfs so that they can use them at home!) "Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage." ~Matthew 2:2 After Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem, the Holy Family was visited by three Magi from the east. They came to worship Christ and bring him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. The Feast of Epiphany is celebrated on the 12th…

Editor’s note: This 2020 ENS story has been updated slightly for Epiphany 2024. [Episcopal News Service] From the Epiphany and continuing for days to come, more and more Episcopalians are joi…

New Year's (Epiphany) Blessing for your home

Quote/s of the Day – 6 January – The Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord “All elements in nature testifiedthat their Creator had come.Let me indicate them in our everyday fashion.The heavens knew…