Star of wonder Star of light Star with royal beauty bright Westward leading Still proceeding Guide us to thy perfect light. Chalking the Door Either on Twelfth Night (5 January), the twelfth day of Christmastide and eve of the feast of the Epiphany, or on Epiphany Day (6 January) itself, many Christians write on their doors with Chalk in a pattern such as 20 ✝ C ✝ M ✝ B ✝ 21, with theContinue reading “Epiphanytide : Day 12”
Epiphanytide : Day 11
Star of wonder Star of light Star with royal beauty bright Westward leading Still proceeding Guide us to thy perfect light. Gift for a Saviour Myrrh is a fragrant spice derived from the sap of a tree native to the Near East. Like frankincense, it can be used as incense, but in the ancient worldContinue reading “Epiphanytide : Day 11”
Epiphanytide : Day 10
Star of wonder Star of light Star with royal beauty bright Westward leading Still proceeding Guide us to thy perfect light. Gift for a Deity Frankincense is an aromatic gum resin that is still widely used in parts of the Middle East and Africa today. It is produced by scraping the bark of certain nativeContinue reading “Epiphanytide : Day 10”