杏MAP导航 at Angelus: Magi teach us to wonder at the humble Child Jesus
By Lisa Zengarini
杏MAP导航 Francis prayed the Angelus on Saturday, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter鈥檚 Square.
ahead of the traditional Marian prayer, the 杏MAP导航 invited the faithful to reflect on the scene of the Magi, who, after wondering about the apparition of a star, set out for Bethlehem to find Jesus and offer Him their gifts.
The humility of the Child Jesus, God made man
The three wise men, said the 杏MAP导航, didn鈥檛 find a prince or a nobleman, but a simple Child, the child of poor people, and recognized in Him the presence of God prostrating themselves before Him.
Their experience, he said, is important for us too, as 鈥渋n the Child Jesus, we see God made man鈥� and invites us to 鈥渨onder at His humility鈥� like they did.
鈥淐ontemplating Jesus, staying before Him, adoring Him in the Eucharist, remarked the 杏MAP导航, 鈥渋s not wasting time but giving meaning to time; it is rediscovering the course of life in the simplicity of a silence that nourishes the heart.鈥�
Learning from children
杏MAP导航 Francis then invited Christians to listen to and learn from children 鈥渨ho also speak to us of Jesus, with their trust, their immediacy, their wonder, their healthy curiosity, their ability to cry and laugh spontaneously, and to dream.鈥�
鈥淚f we stand before the child Jesus and in the company of children,鈥� he said, 鈥渨e will learn to be amazed, and we will start out simpler and better, like the Magi. And we will know how to have a new and creative outlook on the problems of the world.鈥�
杏MAP导航 Francis concluded by praying that Mary, Mother of God, may 鈥渋ncrease our love for the Child Jesus and for all children, especially those burdened by war and injustice.鈥�
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