Today, January 6, is the traditional date for the Feast of the Epiphany. In Spain and Latin America today, not Christmas Day, is the traditional date for exchanging gifts and it is the Three Wise Men who bring the children their gifts.
All about Epiphany from Churchyear.net.
Because it is still the Christmas season(!)
All about Christmas, also from the Churchyear site.
History of the feast:Epiphany,
from the old Catholic Encyclopedia.
Todays's Office of Readings: Office of Readings for the the Feast of the Epiphany , from Universalis.
From today's Liturgy of the Hours,
At Lauds (Morning Prayer), the antiphon for the Canticle of Zechariah:
"Today the Bridegroom claims his bride, the Church, since Christ has washed her sins away in Jordan's waters; the Magi hasten with thir gifts to the royal wedding; and the wedding guests rejoice, for Christ has changed water into wine, alleluia."
At Second Vespers (Evening Prayer II), the antiphon for the Magnificat, or Canticle of Mary:
"Three Mysteries mark this holy day: today the star leads the Magi to the infant Christ; today water is changed into wine for the wedding feast; today Christ wills to be baptized by John in the river Jordan to bring us salvation."
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