Knights of Divine Mercy Vigil of Epiphany January 5

Vigil of the Epiphany
Saturday, January 5, St. Mary of Pine Bluff

Every man who attends receives Epiphany Water & Salt & Green Scapulars
touched to a Relic of the True Cross.

According to Exorcists I have spoken to, this ancient rite of the blessing of the waters, with its extraordinarily powerful prayers of exorcism, renders Epiphany Water more spiritually potent than ‘ordinary’ holy water (also, exorcised salt is part of the ritual and is used to ‘make’ Epiphany water).

While the Knights of Divine Mercy normally meets every First Friday, from September to April, we will be meeting on Saturday, January 5, as this is the Vigil of the Epiphany. Men from far and wide are invited to be with Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (Fr. Z), Fr. Chris Gernetzke and me (Fr. Rick Heilman), for an amazing evening, which will include a very special Vigil of Epiphany exorcism and blessing of water and salt.

As Fr. Z writes…

Wonderful customs come with the Feast of the Epiphany. Epiphany is 6 January, by the way.

 

On Epiphany we can bless gold, frankincense and myrrh. Bring all your spare, unblessed myrrh to your priest… and gold. Bring lots of spare gold to your priest, or to me if your priest isn’t around.

 

On Epiphany there is a blessing for homes. There is also the famous blessing of chalk which can be used then to mark the lintel of the house.

 

On the Vigil of Epiphany there is a special blessing for “Epiphany Water.” Here is a photo from a couple years ago, of yours truly blessing Epiphany Water.

 

The Rite is very cool. It begins with the Litany of Saints, with a couple special petitions about the blessing of the water to follow. Satan and the demons are then driven from the place with a mighty prayer.

This Rite actually requires permission from the Bishop.

Here’s the details for this amazing night …

Night of Knights

Vigil of the Epiphany, Saturday, January 5

• 4:00 PM – Mass (Fr. Heilman)
• 5:00 PM – Adoration & Confession (Fr. Heilman)
• 6:00 PM – Benediction (Fr. Heilman)
• 6:15 PM – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf: Ritual Exorcism & Blessing of Water & Salt
• 7:00 PM – Fr. Chris Gernetzke Reflection: “Where Do We Go From Here?” (After the passing of Bishop Morlino)
• 7::45 PM – Fraternal Social

Free Epiphany Holy Water & Salt, and Green Scapulars (touched to a Relic of the True Cross) for all who attend (please do not bring your own water and salt to be blessed).

PLEASE SIGN UP (HERE) – (we need numbers for gifts and food)

DON’T MISS IT!!

Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (Fr. Z) with the Knights of Divine Mercy Schola Cantorum: