Gospel: Matthew
2:1-12
When Jesus was born
in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east
arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw
his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.” When King Herod heard
this, he was greatly troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. Assembling all the
chief priests and the scribes of the people, He inquired of them where the
Christ was to be born. They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it
has been written through the prophet: And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means
least among the rulers of Judah; since from you shall come a ruler, who is to
shepherd my people Israel.” Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained
from them the time of the star’s appearance. He sent them to Bethlehem and
said, “Go and search diligently for the child. When you have found him, bring
me word, that I too may go and do him homage.” After their audience with the
king they set out. And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising
preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the child was. 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. Then they opened their
treasures and offered him
gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not
to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way.
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Reflection:
What can you give
Jesus this year?
Perhaps the best
gift you could give Jesus is your complete trust and faith in Him. Another gift that you can give Jesus is your
continuous hunger for Him. You may say that you already know Him but it’s not
enough. So long as you live you must endlessly continue to search and hunger
for Jesus. This is for the reason that the more that you hunger for Him the
more that you would discover more about Him.
The Magi did not
stop their search for the baby Jesus until they found Him. Surely, there were
obstacles but it did not deter them. And upon finding Him, they did Him homage
and prostrated themselves before Him and offered Him gifts of Gold,
Frankincense and Myrrh.
Continue your search
for Jesus until you find Him for you will surely find Him if you would search
for Him. Then when you find Jesus, give the best that you could ever give Him.
Do it in silence and humility, see to it that nobody will know about it except
you and Jesus only.
If you’re a parent,
what is the best gift that you could give Jesus? The best gift that you could
give Jesus is to direct your children towards Him. Bring them all to the
celebration of the Holy Mass and help them encounter Jesus through the Bible;
teach them also how to pray the Holy Rosary.
What else can you
give Jesus? You can give Jesus your time and your treasures by giving it away
to the poor, the troubled and the unwanted for Jesus is always with them. What else can you do for Jesus? You can also bring
others to Him by sharing Him and by living His teachings.
What else can you do
and give to Jesus? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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