2009 February
During this past Christmas Season, and especially in the celebration of Our Lord’s Epiphany, it struck me how very ardently God wishes to reveal Himself to us. The readings at Mass for Epiphany speak of this great desire. Through Isaiah God invites ancient Israel and the Church today: “Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you …; upon you the Lord shines, and over you appears His glory” (Is 60: 1,2). In St. Matthew’s Gospel the magi from the East respond to…