 At the Noon Mass, the children of the parish join in the entrance procession. So do the three kings!  Two of the children's choirs, the St. Cecilia Singers and the St. Gregory Choir, led us in song.  "Then entered in those wise men three, / Full rev'rently upon their knee, / And offered there, in his presence, / Their gold and myrrh and frankincense."  Candles and incense accompany Father Ryan to the ambo for the proclamation of the Gospel.   After Mass, Father Ryan gives each child a gift of candy coins, a traditional Epiphany custom that reminds us of the gifts the wise men brought to Jesus: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.  The Cathedral manger scene.
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