2024-01-06 07:09:50
Reading of the holy gospel according to Saint Matthew
Mt 2, 1-12
Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judah, in the time of King Herod. Some wise men from the east then came to Jerusalem and asked: “Where is the newly born king of the Jews? For we saw the star rise from him and we have come to worship him.”
When King Herod heard this, he was shocked, and all Jerusalem with him. He then summoned the high priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Messiah was to be born. They answered him: “In Bethlehem of Judah, for thus the prophet has written: And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means the least among the illustrious cities of Judah, for from you will come a leader, who will be the shepherd of my people, Israel.”
Then Herod secretly called the wise men to tell him the time when the star had appeared to them and sent them to Bethlehem, telling them: “Go and find out carefully what is happening regarding that child and, when you find him, tell me so that “I’m going to worship him too.”
After hearing the king, the wise men set out, and suddenly the star that they had seen rise began to guide them, until it stopped above where the child was. When they saw the star once more, they were filled with immense joy. They entered the house and saw the child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening his chest, they offered him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Warned during their sleep not to return to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
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