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DESCRIPTION:The name “Epiphany” is derived from a Greek word meaning 
 “manifestation” or “appearing.” Anglican Prayer Books interpret th
 e word as\, “The Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles.” The last ph
 rase\, of course\, is a reference to the story of the Magi from the East.\
 nA Christian observance on January 6 is found as early as the end of the s
 econd century in Egypt. The feast combined commemorations of three events 
 that were considered manifestations of the Incarnate Lord: the visit of th
 e Magi\, led by the star of Bethlehem\; the Baptism of Jesus in the waters
  of the Jordan River\; and Jesus’ first recorded miracle\, the changing 
 of water into wine at the wedding of Cana.\nEpiphany is still the primary 
 Feast of the Incarnation in Eastern churches\, and the three-fold emphasis
  is still prominent. In the West\, however\, including Anglican churches\,
  the story of the Magi has tended to overshadow the other two events. Mode
 rn lectionary reform\, reflected in the 1979 Prayer Book\, has recovered t
 he primitive trilogy by setting the event of Christ’s Baptism as the the
 me of the First Sunday after the Epiphany in all three years\, and by prov
 iding the story of the Miracle at Cana as the Gospel for the Second Sunday
  after the Epiphany in Year C.\nIt is a practice in some communities to bl
 ess chalk on Epiphany so that people may use it to bless their homes. Trad
 itionally\, the chalking is done above the lintel and takes this form: 20+
 C+M+B+18\, in which “18” is replaced by the current year. The letters 
 are the abbreviation for the Latin phrase “Christus mansionem benedicat
 ”—”Christ bless this house.” (A second meaning and mnemonic device
  is “Caspar\, Melchior\, and Balthazar\,” the traditional names for th
 e Magi.) The + signs represent the cross\, and 20-18 is the year.\nThe fol
 lowing prayer is traditionally used for the blessing of chalk:\nLoving God
 \, bless this chalk which you have created\, that it may be helpful to you
 r people\; and grant through the invocation of yourmost Holy Name that we 
 who use it in faith to write upon the door of our home the names of your h
 oly ones Caspar\, Melchior\, and Balthazar\, may receive health of body an
 d protection of soul for all who dwell in or visit our home\; through Jesu
 s Christ our Lord. Amen.
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