ON THIS 5th DAY OF CHRISTMASTIDE!
. . . And the Magi journeyed on
as King Herod sought to destroy the Child.
“They saw the young Child with Mary His mother”*
“An infant Jesus . . . was visited in Bethlehem
by Magi bearing gifts of gold, frankincense
and myrr . . .
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Book of Matthew chapter 2
“And the Child became flesh and dwelt among us”
*Madonna with Halo of Stars (17th century) Creative Commons Public Domain
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