TwitterTwitterTwitterEpiphany is the day of the Pope's children's missionary work. I welcome missionary children and youth all over the world. I thank them for their devotion to prayer and their concrete support for the proclamation of the Gospel and especially for the promotion of children in the mission zones, said Francis.
“I welcome the participants of the historical-folkloric march, which this year is dedicated to the territory of the Tiber valley and its human and religious values,” he added.
After that, the Pope greeted the groups present in St. Peter's Square. Peter. He also addressed the participants of the epiphany process.
“I also congratulate the participants of the Great Epiphany Procession, which is taking place in Warsaw and in many Polish cities,” he emphasized.
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Today is the feast of Epiphany
On January 6, the Catholic Church celebrates Epiphany (Latin: Epifania Domini), known as Epiphany. It is one of the six feasts of obligation of the Polish Church that are not on Sundays.
The holiday reminds us of God's revelation to the whole world. Incense and chalk are consecrated in churches, and the initials of the Magi are marked on the doors of houses: K + M + B and the numbers of the following year. The ceremony is also celebrated as a day of prayer and aid for missions.
The procession of the three kings will pass through the streets of Polish cities
For 15 years (for the first time in 2009 in Warsaw), Epiphany processions are held in the streets of Polish cities. This is a new tradition that is becoming more and more popular and spreading all over the world, especially in Polish communities. In this way, Christians show their attachment to their faith, and for children, the procession is an opportunity to play in costumes, especially as saints.
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Epiphany was a holiday in pre-war Poland until November 1960, when the holiday was abolished by an act of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic. Rest days were restored by the Seimas in 2010. Since January 6, 2011, it is a working day again.
This holiday is also a day off from work, among others. In three German states (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and Saxony-Anhalt), Austria, Cyprus, Croatia, Finland, Greece, Spain, Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden, Venezuela and Italy.
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