Benefice Eucharist for the Feast of the Epiphany

for 1 hour
Cavendish, St Mary the Virgin
Peacocks Road / The Green Cavendish Sudbury, CO10 8BA, United Kingdom

The second of 2 Benefices Services today to mark the Feast of the Epiphany

The subtitle in the Book of Common Prayer of this, one of the principal feasts of the Church, is ‘The Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles’. This emphasizes that, from the moment of the incarnation, the good news of Jesus Christ is for all: Jew and Gentile, the wise and the simple, male and female.

Nothing in the Greek text of the gospels indicates that the Magi were all male: even the idea that there were three and they were kings is a much later, non-scriptural, tradition.

The date of this feast goes back to the tradition of the Eastern Church, which celebrated both the Nativity and the Baptism of Christ on 6 January, whilst the West celebrated the Nativity on 25 December. As often happens, the two dates merged into a beginning and an end of the same celebration. The Western Church adopted ‘the twelve days of Christmas’ climaxing on 5 January, the eve of Epiphany, or ‘Twelfth Night’. The implication by the fifth century was that this was the night on which the Magi arrived.

Poslingford, St Mary

St Mary's, Poslingford is part of a untied Parish with St Peter & St Paul in Clare.   

Services take place here regularly throughout the year (see the "Services & Events" tab for details).

It currently isn't possible to keep St Mary's open all the time, but access is available by prior arrangement, and visitors are encouraged to contact the Church Warden of Clare who can arrange access when required.

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Benefice Eucharist for the Feast of the Epiphany

for 1 hour
Cavendish, St Mary the Virgin
Peacocks Road / The Green Cavendish Sudbury, CO10 8BA, United Kingdom

The second of 2 Benefices Services today to mark the Feast of the Epiphany

The subtitle in the Book of Common Prayer of this, one of the principal feasts of the Church, is ‘The Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles’. This emphasizes that, from the moment of the incarnation, the good news of Jesus Christ is for all: Jew and Gentile, the wise and the simple, male and female.

Nothing in the Greek text of the gospels indicates that the Magi were all male: even the idea that there were three and they were kings is a much later, non-scriptural, tradition.

The date of this feast goes back to the tradition of the Eastern Church, which celebrated both the Nativity and the Baptism of Christ on 6 January, whilst the West celebrated the Nativity on 25 December. As often happens, the two dates merged into a beginning and an end of the same celebration. The Western Church adopted ‘the twelve days of Christmas’ climaxing on 5 January, the eve of Epiphany, or ‘Twelfth Night’. The implication by the fifth century was that this was the night on which the Magi arrived.

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