Magi Came From the East

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

4.8 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2005

⏱️ 15 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

We see in the visit of the Magi to the Christ child the first hint of the internationalism of Christianity. Precisely because Jesus is the Word made flesh, the very personal presence of God, he speaks to all nations and all peoples. The Christian message is meant to overcome all of the petty divisions that characterize the human race: "In Christ there is no Jew or Greek, no slave or free, no man or woman."

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Word on fire is brought to you by Catholic cemeteries, serving the Chicago area since 1837.
0:07.0	This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to
0:11.2	reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on fire.
0:17.6	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on fire, which is God's
0:22.0	Word of Love for each of us.
0:24.3	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, clearly might speak with
0:29.3	God's Love about the One who is Love.
0:32.6	The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parish and Winnetka now presents
0:37.6	the Word on fire.
0:40.8	Peace be with you.
0:42.6	Friends on this first week after Christmas, we come to the feast of Epiphany.
0:46.3	It's one of my favorite feasts of the church year, one of the most beautiful and theologically
0:51.8	significant feasts.
0:52.8	You know at the end of the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus says,
0:59.2	Go and preach to all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
1:06.8	Very soon after his conversion experience, Paul resolves that he must become the Apostle
1:13.6	to the Gentiles, and he goes on several very long journeys to Gentile nations.
1:21.3	His letter to the Galatians, Paul says,
1:23.9	In Christ, there is no Jew or Greek, no slave or free, no man or woman.
1:31.0	Even the most basic divisions among us are overcome in him.
1:37.6	Peter, the simple fisherman from Caparnum, ends his days in distant Rome, the capital of
1:44.4	this great Gentile empire.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Bishop Robert Barron, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Bishop Robert Barron and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.