04 January 2009

Solemnity of the Epiphany Celebration

The picture to the right is borrowed from the Carolina Cannonball. From David Gerard ca. ~1500 A.D. Not sure how he gets such big pictures. Anyway, it shows the Magi worshipping the infant Jesus, of course in the uniform of the day. I guess Jesus doesn't rate clothing yet, maybe that is the way we know he is a neonate.

Gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. In olden days the last was worth more than the gold or the frankincense. Interestingly, all of these may have some usefulness in medicine of today according to the entries in Wikipedia.

Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come,
the glory of the Lord shines upon you. Isaiah 60


. . . the Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. Ephesians 3

They were overjoyed at seeing the star,
and on entering the house
they saw the child with Mary his mother.
They prostrated themselves and did him homage.
Then they opened their treasures
and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Matthew 2


Here are the Three Kings of Orient and a camel, just barely visible behind the kneeling guy; they were all lugged in in the opening procession at the Epiphany celebration at St Patrick's Co-Cathedral.

Snippets of the readings for today are seen above.
I wonder if our Muslim friends will regard the Old Testament reading as prophetic. That is the beautiful main altar behind the figurines. I'm not sure what the objects are on the steps. ?Gold, frankincense and myrrh?



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