Today is Twelfth Night. I love vigils of any kind the Church gives us, but this one may be my favorite apart from the Easter Vigil. In an important way each is like the other: At the Easter Vigil we wait for Resurrection — Christ come back to us from the tomb; on Twelfth Night we wait for Incarnation — Christ come to us in the manger and adored by wise men. Christmas begins in Nativity and culminates in Epiphany. We wait for Christ, and we wait, and follow, and at last we behold Him, born or risen. We await in joyful hope. For tomorrow is Epiphany.
Twelfth Night: We await in joyful hope.
BY: Henry Matthew Alt • January 5, 2013 • Literature; Liturgical Year