Our modern culture suggests a tension between spirituality and religion. But the Magi in today’s Gospel demonstrate that when spirituality is lifted up by revelation – when the Magi are told by the religious leaders where the Messiah is to be born – that we find the object of our spiritual longing.
Mass Readings
Reading 1 – Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm – Psalm 72:1-13
Reading 2 – Ephesians 3:2-6
Gospel – Matthew 2:1-12