Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king,
behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews?
for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Matthew 2:1-2 KJV
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We three kings of Orient are;
Bearing gifts we traverse afar,
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.
O star of wonder, star of light,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.
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“Go back to that night when Divine Light,
in order to illumine the darkness of men,
tabernacled Himself in the world He had made…
The angels and a star caught up in the reflection of that Light,
as a torch lighted by a torch,
and passed it on to the watchers of sheep
and the searchers of skies.
And lo!
As the shepherds watched their flocks about the hills of Bethlehem,
they were shaken by the light of the angels
And lo!
As wise men from beyond the land of Media and Persia searched the heavens,
the brilliance of a star,
like a tabernacle lamp in the sanctuary of God’s creation,
beckoned them on to the stable
where the star seemed to lose its light in the unearthly brilliance
of the Light of the World.”
Fulton J. Sheen