Epiphany Benediction Reflection before the Blessed Sacrament
This Evening’s Bible Reading Matthew 2:1-12
The coming of Gentile magi, the direction of the star, the gifts for the Messiah: all for the worship of the new-born king. Yet the clash between light and dark, praise and fear, foreshadow the end of the Gospel even in its beginning.
Reflection/Meditation
“On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold,
