“The
Magi set out because of a deep desire which prompted them
to leave everything and begin a journey.
It was as though they had always been waiting for that star.”
to leave everything and begin a journey.
It was as though they had always been waiting for that star.”
- Pope
Benedict XVI
Solemnity
of the Epiphany
January 6 - traditional
date*
*(In the United States the feast is
celebrated on the first Sunday following January 1st)
“No one,
whether shepherd or wise man, can approach God here
below
except by kneeling before the manger atBethlehem
and adoring him hidden in the weakness of a new-born child.”
except by kneeling before the manger at
and adoring him hidden in the weakness of a new-born child.”
- Catechism of the
Catholic Church, 563
They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on
entering
the house they saw the child with Mary his
mother.
They prostrated themselves and did him
homage. - Matt
2:10-11
"Today we must make our own the happiness
which filled the Wise Men on their journey to Christ...
Above all, we must imitate them
as they place at the Child's feet not only three gifts,
but also their lives...
We need to 'set out anew from Christ,'
with the zeal of Pentecost, with renewed enthusiasm.
To set out from Him above all
in
a daily
commitment to holiness,
with an attitude of prayer
and of listening to His word.
and of listening to His word.
To set out
from Him
in order to
testify to His love
by living a Christian life
marked by communion,
by living a Christian life
marked by communion,
charity
and witness before the
world."
O,
come let us adore Him -
Christ
the LORD!
“In returning
to their own land by another way
the Magi suggest
something of great significance for us.
Our true country
is paradise.
Having now come to the knowledge of Jesus,
we are forbidden to return to it on the path by which we left it.
we are forbidden to return to it on the path by which we left it.
For we left our land
by the path of pride, of disobedience,
by following after
wealth, by eating forbidden food.
So we must now
return another way:
by way of
tears, by way of obedience, by contempt of
the world,
by
restraining the desires of the
flesh.” - St
Gregory the Great
Photo Image
above: Christ Our Life Conference, Des Moines, IA ~ USA
(2014)
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