I get so excited about Epiphany. I know for many people it's just another day, but for me there's something so... well, MAGICAL about a feast that celebrates the vision quest of a fellowship of mysterious wizards

Epiphany was big in the household where I grew up because it's my sister's birthday, so we had our own traditions; my parents made three enormous cardboard kings (which had to be periodically replaced...) and put my sister's presents under them (with a token present for me!)

Coming down to the Three Kings on Epiphany morning was almost as exciting as waking up with stockings in the bed on Christmas morning, tbh

Epiphany is a wonderful time for the Church to focus on celebrating science and scientists; because it was, after all, not revelation but wisdom that led the Magi to Christ. Epiphany is the culmination in Christ of all science and wisdom, of every age and culture

And this is particularly poignant for me this year, because my sister, born at Epiphany, was one of the researchers who helped bring about the Oxford vaccine against Covid-19