Sunday, January 4 to Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Epiphany begins on January 6 (or the Sunday between January 2 and 6, for practical or pastoral reasons), commemorating the witness of the Magi to God’s incarnation in the infant Jesus. It is a time when Christians are called to pay attention to the light of revelation of God’s love that shines in the darkness, and follow the stories of the beginnings of Jesus’ own light-bearing ministry.
Observances throughout Epiphany
Includes liturgical dates from the Book of Alternative Services, as well as select secular and ecumenical observances (in italics).
- Jan. 6: The Epiphany of the Lord
- Jan. 10: William Laud
- Jan. 11: The Baptism of the Lord; see resource Thanksgiving over the Water for Baptism of the Lord
- Jan. 12: The Holy Innocents (transferred from Jan. 11, if not kept on Dec. 28) or Marguerite Bourgeoys or John Horden (if not Holy Innocents)
- Jan. 13: Hilary
- Jan. 15: Richard Meux Benson
- Jan. 17: Antony
- Jan. 18: Second Sunday after the Epiphany; Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins
- Jan. 19: The Confession of St. Peter the Apostle (transferred from Jan. 18)
- Jan. 21: Agnes
- Jan. 22: Vincent
- Jan. 24: Francis de Sales
- Jan. 25: Third Sunday after the Epiphany; Week of Prayer for Christian Unity ends
- Jan. 26: The Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle (transferred from Jan. 25)
- Jan. 27: John Chrysostom
- Jan. 28: Thomas Aquinas
- Jan. 30: Charles Stuart
- Feb. 1: Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany; World Interfaith Harmony Week begins
- Feb. 2: The Presentation of the Lord
- Feb. 7: World Interfaith Harmony Week ends
- Feb. 8: Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
- Feb. 15: Transfiguration Sunday: Last Sunday after the Epiphany
Includes Sundays and Holy Days from the Book of Common Prayer.
- Jan. 6: The Epiphany of our Lord
- Jan. 11: First Sunday after the Epiphany
- Jan. 18: Second Sunday after the Epiphany
- Jan. 25: The Conversion of St. Paul
- Feb. 1: Septuagesima
- Feb. 3: The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (transferred from Feb. 2)
- Feb. 8: Sexagesima
- Feb. 15: Quinquagesima