Pope Francis Homily for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord on January 6, 2021. As he celebrated Mass on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord on January 6, 2021, Pope Francis urged Catholics to devote more time to worshiping God. Preaching in St. Peter's Basilica, the pope said that worshiping the Lord was not easy and required spiritual maturity. "Worshiping God is not something we do spontaneously. True, human beings have a need to worship, but we can risk missing the goal. Indeed, if we do not worship God, we will worship idols – there is no middle way, it is either God or idols," he said.