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:
A mother was on the verge
giving-up on her wayward son until she was advised by her friend to continue to
be persevering with him. She further 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 lives. 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 with their search for Jesus. We are also challenged to continuously
search and to have this continues 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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