Epiphany Season
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The Epiphany season, also known as Epiphanytide or the time of Sundays After
Epiphany, is a liturgical period, celebrated by some Christian churches, which immediately
follows the Christmas season. It begins on the day of Epiphany, and ends at various points as
defined by those churches. The typical liturgical color for this season is white.
Western Christianity
Roman Rite Catholicism Ordinary Form
The Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church regards the time after Epiphany as a subset of the Christmas season. The Christmas season ends on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, a feast typically celebrated on the Sunday after Epiphany. Although Epiphany is not a distinct season, the Ordinary Form does have specific Mass collects that are used from Epiphany onward. Because Epiphany is, in many places, transferred to the Sunday from January 2 to 8 inclusive, the period during which the Epiphany texts are used forms a de facto octave between the Sunday of Epiphany and the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord. Christmas season is followed by Ordinary Time. Anglicanism In 2000, the Church of England introduced into its liturgy an optional Epiphany season by approving the Common Worship series of services as an alternative to those in the Book of Common Prayer. This optional season begins with Evening Prayer on the day before the Epiphany (which may be celebrated on January 6 or on the Sunday between January 2 and 8) and ends on the Feast of the Presentation (which may be celebrated on February 2 or on the Sunday between January 28 and February 3). Protestantism
Several Protestant churches, including branches of Methodism and Lutheranism, celebrate an
Epiphany season that lasts from January 6 until the day before Ash Wednesday.