Major Catechism of Saint Pius X – Of the Epiphany
20 D. What a feast the Epiphany of the Lord is?
R. Epiphany is the feast established to celebrate the memory of three great mysteries, of which the first and main is the adoration of the Magi; the second is the Baptism of Jesus Christ; the third, it is his first miracle in the wedding of Cana in Galilee.
21 D. Because the feast of the adoration of the Magi, of the Baptism of Jesus Christ, and his miracle is called Epiphany?
R. The feast of the adoration of the Magi, of the Baptism of Jesus Christ and his first miracle is called Epiphany, which means apparition, or manifestation, because in these mysteries the glory of Jesus Christ was clearly manifested to men.
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