Epiphania Domini

This is, more or less, the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. In the traditional Gregorian rite it is Monday the 6th of January. As it is in some places in the Pauline rite. In other places – such as the Archdiocese of Los Angeles – it is Sunday the 5th of January. And, as this is being written after Vespers on Saturday the 4th of January in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, it is the Epiphany right now in the Pauline rite. So long as I don’t move. So, if you celebrate according to the Pauline rite, you lose the 12th day of Christmas. So no 12 drummers drumming for you. And you know what that means: the tempo of the 11 pipers piping is going to be all over the map. The 9 ladies dancing won’t be able to follow the beat and will stomp off in a huff. Messing about with the liturgical calendar is fraught with a gallimaufry of dire social consequences.