Feast of Epiphany honouring the arrival of the 3 kings is celebrated on Tuesday and is a holyday Masses in Killina at 9.30am, in the Island at 6pm and in Mucklagh at 7.30pm. As we celebrate Little Christmas, we think of the old Irish tradition of Nollaig ná mBan and show our appreciation for all that our mammies and grannies do for our families and for our Church, especially over the Season of Christmas. We thank them for all the love and care they provide at home and indeed for others too. It is tradition in many European countries for Epiphany to chalk over the door 20+C+M+B+26 with a cross , giving witness to the worship the household holds for Jesus, the Son of God throughout the year ahead. On this Feast Day the Jubilee Year comes to an end with the closing of the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica by Pope Leo XIV

A Reflection for the Feast of Epiphany It’s the whole world that comes with the wise men to the crib,drawing close to the infant God, that they might find in him meaning in life and light for living. We draw close, Lord, with all those who have lost hope, All those for whom faith is nothing more than a long night to be got through, All those who have lost the taste for seeking and struggling. We draw close, Lord, with all those who are handicapped in body or mind,with those who are paralysed in their suffering, with those left to their loneliness, whom nobody ever comes to console. We draw close, Lord, With all those who’ve had their home taken, with              those living in n poverty and hunger, with those whose dignity has been trodden on, with thosewho have forgotten the colours of peace. We draw close with confidence To you, child of the crib. Look: we come seeking hope! Feast of Epiphany is on Tuesday