Matthew 2 tells of Magi from the East who see a star over Israel and come to Herod in Jerusalem searching for a newborn king. Herod tells the Magi to look for the Christ Child in Bethlehem ...

The Magi follow a star to Bethlehem. 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 ...

For different reasons, both Herod and the religious leaders found the Magi's quest threatening. When the humble Magi asked for expert help, they heard from scholars who studied the Scriptures but ...

Matthew 2:1-2, 9-11 (RSV) Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king ... gold and frankincense and myrrh. The Magi were originally a Median (northwest Persian ...

And unlike Rudolph or the apocryphal little drummer boy, the Magi can actually be found in the Scriptures. We learn of their journey in the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 2: In the time of King Herod ...

Epiphany reminds us that faith is not a prop for political power. In the story of the Magi, King Herod tries to use the wise men as pawns in his own quest to protect his power. He promises that he ...

Speaking from the window of the papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace, he pointed to the "attentive search" for Jesus made by the Magi, the fear of Herod for losing his power and the ...

"Otherwise, we will be like Herod, who preferred the earthly lights of success and power to the divine light." "The Magi, instead, fulfil the prophecy. They arise and shine and are clothed in light.