One of the challenges we face every year in the Church is that once Christmas Eve and Day have been celebrated, people have grown tired of Christmas. Because the secular world begins Christmas so early, by the time the Nativity of our Lord arrives, people are ready to be finished with Christmas. Add to this the great emphasis placed on New Year's Eve in our local cultures, and there is little energy left for a robust celebration of the Twelve Days of Christmas culminating with Epiphany Day on January 6.