Archives for January 2025

Front door of cottage with marking 20+C+M+B+25

Blessing of the House at Epiphany

Saturday 4 January 2025

It’s customary to bless the house each year at Epiphany, with chalk and water which has been blessed for the purpose. This is generally distributed after Mass at Epiphany, and many churches make it freely available during the days afterward.

Announcement of Easter and the Moveable Feasts 2025

Saturday 4 January 2025

The announcement of the year’s liturgical calendar, following an ancient tradition, is made after the Gospel reading in the Mass of the Epiphany.