The feast of Epiphany is the oldest liturgical celebration
after Easter and Pentecost.
Though Matthew does not give us the number of the vistors
who paid homage to baby Jesus, yet tradition holds them to be three presumably
from the three gifts they offered him. The first gift was gold symbolizing homage
paid to the Child’s royal line, the second gift was incense simbolising his divinity
and the last gift was myrrh which was a forewarning of his passion.
They may be
kings; we are given no names, but what matters is that they follow the star
that leads them to the Saviour of the world. Epiphany is not about the Magi but
about Jesus.
Jesus Christ was displayed before the world at His birth,
during His baptism and through His public life, beginning with the wedding
feast of Cana.
Christ is coming right from the start to meet all mankind, be
they Jews or Gentiles. The rejection of Christ by Israel becomes the
opportunity for Christ to be revealed to all the nations and so ultimately to
us today.
Thus, we need to show
Christ's Presence to others in the very way we live our live.
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