Did you know? (Sunday, February 8, 2026)

Epiphany is a festival of manifestation. What is being manifested in this gospel? First of all, the gospel manifests God’s revelation of the person of Christ, the dawning of salvation, and God’s universal love as well as human response to God’s overtures on behalf of humanity, which begins with creation itself. Isaiah announces, “Your light has come” (first reading). Christ is that light. In Christ, God’s light of salvation shines forth (is manifested) even on Gentiles (see second reading). But what is also being manifested is the refusal of some humans to see God’s signs of revelation and respond faithfully. When the light of Christ shines in the world, the truth in human hearts stands starkly revealed.