Minister's Post for January

What the Magi Know

Begotten of the Father before the daystar shone or time began, the Lord our Savior has appeared on earth today.

So reads the first antiphon in Evening Prayer I for this Solemnity of the Epiphany.  The words our Church gives us are breathtaking. Let us linger in this holy time, even though others might be “so over” the Messiah’s birth. Let us truly celebrate the Epiphany.

Begotten of the Father before the daystar shone or time began, the Lord our Savior has appeared on earth today.      

     He appears today, of course. Here and now. Will we have the sense of the pagan magi to recognize him? In this Adoration of the Magi image, we do not see the Christ Child. We just see the reverent posture of the two older wise men, and the radiant gaze of the younger man. What do these magi know that we don’t?​

Begotten of the Father before the daystar shone or time began, the Lord our Savior has appeared on earth today.

Joyous Epiphany,
Donna​