Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Reflection -- 24 May 2023

 The Readings from Mass today include from the psalm (68):

For your temple in Jerusalem let the kings bring you gifts.

This passage of the psalm is fulfilled in Jesus, who is in and of himself God's Temple on earth, the marriage and meeting place of God and man, the hypostatic union.

In Matthews Gospel we read:

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod,* behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star* at its rising and have come to do him homage.”

And in Psalm 72 we read:

May the kings of Tarshish and the islands* bring tribute, the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.  May all kings bow before him, all nations serve him.

The Magi come to Jerusalem seeking the newborn King of the Jews.  They seek the Temple of God in Jerusalem, and bring gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

As noted in earlier posts, they are seeking the one whom their souls love.


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