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
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when the Magi are told by the religious leaders where the Messiah is to be born
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we find the object of our spiritual longing.
Mass Readings
Reading 1 – Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm – Psalm 72: 1-2, 7-8, 10-13
Reading 2 – Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6
Gospel – Matthew 2:1-12