Father Tim S. Hickey, pastor of St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Tribune, writes the formula for the Epiphany blessing over the entry to the church prior to Mass on Sunday Jan. 8.
The blessing includes the year and the initials C, M, B, for the names of the Three Wisemen — Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar — along with crosses separating the letters and numbers.
The three initials also stand for the fir…