Traditionally the end of Christmas is the Epiphany , the Feast of the 3 kings or The 3 wise men, or the 12th day After Christmas,( Christmas ends on February 2 - Baptism of Jesus)The Three wise men came out to search the newly born king and give homage by giving gifts.
When you give gifts you are wise, because you follow the example of the 3 wise men, when we give we think of what the appropriate gift to give the one we will give it to. As for the wise men gifts they brought were;
GOLD – Royalty, during Jesus time was the most precious metal, if you have an abundance of it means your wealthy, respectable and it is worthy of KINGS ,it represents the Divinity of Christ.
in the Old Testament – the Temple was made with Gold, hence was called the House of GOLD, why because Gold represents the power and majesty of GOD.
We cant offer Him gold but we can offer Him loyalty, because he is God, can people see that God is God and God is Divine, can people see your loyalty? through your actions? In your beliefs? That Jesus is Divine
If we have had doubts in our life and faith , time to offer ourselves to God , that we are an offering to God , we exist to glorify God and to be of service to our fellowmen, how we treat and serve others is how we treat and serve Jesus
we can only glorify Him if we believe and accept Him as God, Are you loyal to Christ ?? if you are then your like GOLD .
Frankincense – used to worship God in prayer, the smoke represents our prayers going to the heaven. DO we worship God, do we prove we worship God in words? in thought? in words?
Example; chain letters, chain mails, chain text – ignore! Our belief our faith should be based on love not on FEAR. God does not threaten us to do things
Example , Astrology, horoscopes, why base your life here?
(3 wisemen were Astronomers- study of the heavenly bodies the movement to the starts not Astrology, study of the stars in connection with man and human activities.
Superstitions - Year of the Rabbit, we are not Chinese, we are created better than animals, why then base on animals
Ang taong nagtitiwala ay pinagpapala, ang taong walang tiwala ay di pinagpapala
The 3 wise were trying to find Jesus, patient. Wag maging kuripot sa Diyos
Myrhh – for curing wounds and embalming, acknowledges the humanity of Jesus
We are human and vulnerable to pain , we abhor and don’t want pain, it’s not right to ask and say God take me specially if we are sick, and it’s a sin to say when a family member is ill to say Lord take him/ her to end his suffering, we should offer our suffering for the benefit of others, to ask God to use it as an offering to help others. Participation in Gods suffering, a purging, .. we suffer because we are no superheroes, We need to accept our humanity!. Tao ka
Being human were succeptible to pain, suffering, and everytime we do suffer, let us offer it to God.
3 wise men offered gifts to God, these gifts to Jesus a reminder ,
Pag mamahal sa iyo ng Diyos, let manifest our love for god and men and the very esse3nce of our life is to glorigy God and be of service to humanity.
A Catholic Donkeys continuing JOURNEY.. Dear Jesus,you have made me be your little donkey. Please don’t leave me and I will stay with You always. Lead me, tightly harnessed by Your grace: You have led me by the halter; make me do Your Will. And so I will love you for ever and ever — The Forge, 381~ ST JOSEMARIA ESCRIVA
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FORGIVENESS CORNER
this corner is for those who we want to forgive and those for whom we pray for forgiveness, let us ask Jesus to help us and open our hearts to forgiveness and forgiving. Look at the Cross and tell Jesus, Lord i want to forgive, im finding it hard to do so, help me. I chose to forgive and leave everything in Your loving hands.
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