COLLECT SERIES
SOLEMNITY OF THE EPIPHANY
COLLECT
The Opening
Prayer of the Mass for the feast of the Epiphany reads as follows:
Father of light, unchanging
God,
today You reveal to men of
faith the resplendent
fact of the Word made flesh.
Your light is strong,
Your light is strong,
Your love is near,
draw us beyond the limits
which this world imposes,
to the life where Your
Spirit makes all life complete.
REFLECTION QUESTIONS
In making this prayer
tangible for my life during this week, the following reflection questions
emerged:
1.How will I
express my gratitude to God for the revelation of His glory during this week?
2. What difference does the Word made flesh make to my life?
3. How might I radiate Your strong light and Your close love to others?
4. What limits does the world impose on me and how might I be drawn beyond them?
5. What is my relationship with the Holy Spirit and how might I enhance it?
6. How might I be guided by the light of faith and how will I nurture the gift of faith given to me?
7. How might your time of adoration be more effective and how might you encourage others to adore the Lord?
2. What difference does the Word made flesh make to my life?
3. How might I radiate Your strong light and Your close love to others?
4. What limits does the world impose on me and how might I be drawn beyond them?
5. What is my relationship with the Holy Spirit and how might I enhance it?
6. How might I be guided by the light of faith and how will I nurture the gift of faith given to me?
7. How might your time of adoration be more effective and how might you encourage others to adore the Lord?
GOSPEL REFLECTION
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We Three Kings of Orient |
We have seen His star in the
east and have come to adore the Lord.
The star guided the 3 Wise
Men from the East to Jesus and as both scripture and the carols say
'stopped right over the
place where Jesus lay'.
The 3 wise men did Him
homage. These wise men were highly intelligent and knew from their studies
about astronomy and stars. They knew that this star was different-
important and special.
SIGNS IN OUR LIVES
We too need to be aware of
the signs given in our life. Are we aware of them?
We might like to offer the
following prayer or a spontaneous one of our own on the theme of the star of
Bethlehem. We might even like to sing the Carol ' the first Nowell' and/or
'We
three Kings'
Jesus, in this season
of Christmastide, help us to be a star-
a light shining the way to
You for others in our family, friends, neighbourhood and parish.
Help us to be like the Wise
men of the East
