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Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
Making known God’s goodness |
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How do yo= u shine? |
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The = Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord or = Feast of the Three Kings concludes the Chu= rch’s Christmas Season. The Magi or Three Kings were astrologers. The= y looked for the meaning of events through signs. So it was natural that th= ey would followed a star to learn what it might mean. Through their journey= they followed the star, saw the child, gave homage, opened their treasures= and offered gifts.
Their journey is about “revelation” and = a response to that revelation. The pattern of our own lives is that of the = Three Kings. Our challenge today is to follow Jesus, the light of our lives= , and to let his Light shine in our families, school and church!
How do you let the “light of Christ” shine in you and through = you? How can you “spark” others? |
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BACKGROUNDER |
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Volume 2, Issue 8 • January= 2008 |
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WONDER ABOUT THESE THINGS |
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Sit quietly. Breathe in good clean air and exhale the stress= and worries of the day. Ask Jesus to help you be aware of what you need to= learn or see. Read the story: THE VISIT OF THE MAGI WHAT do you think MAGI were feeling when HEROD spoke to them?= WHY did God choose the MAGI to come and worship Jesus? HOW would you feel when you see the child with Mary his moth= er? Take a few minutes to talk to and thank Jesus for showing you a gl= impse into God the Father!
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THE VISIT OF THE MAGI |
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In your journey toward= s God, how are you like the Magi?
What are the “go= ld, incense, and myrrh” in your life?
Have you offered this = to Jesus? |
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When Jesus was bor= n in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, Magi from the e= ast arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the newborn king of the J= ews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.” W= hen 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 inq= uired 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 s= tar’s appearance. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and s= earch diligently for the child. When you have found him, bring me word, tha= t 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 preced= ed 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, frankincens= e, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, the= y departed for their country by another way. R= 12;Matthew 2:1-12 |