Before they could worship the Child in Bethlehem, the Magi had to undertake a lengthy ... can help us to grow spiritually, to encounter Jesus, even our sins. And Saint Thomas adds: “etiam ...

The magi approach with honors ... These gentiles are the first of all people to worship Jesus Christ. Gentiles had long been distained by the Jews. But Jewish prophecies said that gentiles ...

For Epiphany, the Gospel depicts the Magi in a journey of ... Frankincense symbolizes the gift of worship. Myrrh is a burial ointment; surely this prefigures Jesus’ death, but it also symbolizes ...

But first, let’s review the short Magi passage exclusively recorded in the New Testament Gospel of Matthew: “After Jesus was born ... it rose and have come to worship him.’” ...

The three kings present their gifts to Jesus in Sandro Botticelli's "The Adoration of the Magi" (ca 1478). Botticelli, a Florentine, created several well-known paintings of this scene, which was ...

In his homily for the Epiphany of the Lord, Pope Francis reflected on the magi, or wise men, who bearing gifts, came to worship the Child Jesus in Bethlehem. The Magi brought gold to the Lord to ...

Biblical scholars often argue that Matthew intended for the magi in his Gospel to be understood as gentiles or non-Jews who come to Bethlehem to worship Jesus. They surmise that this story is ...

In the story of the Magi, King Herod tries to use the ... and then he asks his astronomer visitors where to find Jesus, so that he also “could worship him” (Matt. 2:8). Epiphany therefore ...

The Eucharist is Jesus Christ himself, truly present, and we, too, are called to respond like the Magi, to fall down prostrate and worship because Jesus is physically present no less so then he ...

The magi gave Jesus the gifts of gold ... The angels’ gift of worship. "Glory to God in the highest heaven," they sang, "and peace on earth for all those pleasing him." When this great army ...

In his homily for the Epiphany of the Lord, Pope Francis reflected on the magi, or wise men, who bearing gifts, came to worship the Child Jesus in Bethlehem. The Magi brought gold to the Lord to ...