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:
The story is told about a mother who
was on the verge giving up on her wayward son until she was advised by her
friend to continue to be persevering with him. In addition she was told to
bring her son closer to Jesus through her prayers and not to give up on praying
for his conversion. The mother heeded the advice of her friend and true enough
after years of patiently praying and guiding her son. Her son finally found
Jesus and had a conversion.
Today is the Solemnity of the
Epiphany of the Lord; Jesus’ manifestation to the gentiles represented by the Magi.
These three wise men diligently looked for Jesus to honor Him with their
presence and gifts. With their diligence they found Him in a house with His
mother Mary and offered their gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh.
These three wise men from the
east meticulously searched for Jesus until they finally found Him. Let us also
continue to search and thirst for Jesus in our life. If we say that we’ve
already found Him and that He is already in our hearts let us not be content
with this. Let us dig deeper into the life of Jesus and let us discover more
about Him. Jesus will never disappoint anyone who diligently searches for Him;
He will make Himself available to them.
As the Magi were very diligent in their search for the Lord. We are also challenged to continuously search for the Lord and to continue to thirst and hunger for Him. Let us look for Jesus in the poor and homeless, let us look for Jesus in the oppressed and in those many that are neglected. For He is always with them and let us give them the best that we could give them. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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