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The “magi” is a reference to the biblical Magi who brought gifts to Jesus when he was born. The biblical Magi are often referred to as the three wisemen or the three kings. In the biblical story, the Magi followed the star of Bethlehem to Jesus’s manger and bestowed gold, frankincense, and myrrh upon him.
The Gift of the Magi. " The Gift of the Magi " is a short story by O. Henry first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been popular for ...
Dec 24, 2023 · The Gifts of the three Kings (Biblical Magi) at the St. Paul Monastery on Mt. Athos. Credit: George Malkov/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0. Among the innumerable treasures and holy relics preserved at the Holy Monastery of St. Paul on Mt. Athos (in Greek Άγιον Όρος, meaning “Holy Mountain”) one of the most precious, and invaluable to Greek Orthodoxy, are the Holy Gifts that are ...
St. Matthew recorded that the Magi brought three gifts, each also having a prophetic meaning: gold, the gift for a king; frankincense, the gift for a priest; and myrrh — a burial ointment, a gift for one who would die. St. Irenaeus (d. 202) in his Adversus haereses offered the following interpretation for the gifts of gold, frankincense and ...
The Three Magi. Bearing gifts for the infant Jesus, the three wise men from the east traversed afar to reach Bethlehem. What do we really know about the magi, who are so central to the traditional telling of the Christmas story? The Bible gives very little information about them; their story appears but once, in the Gospel of Matthew (2:1–12 ...
Dec 29, 2020 · The Magi had a lively postbiblical career. As early as the 2nd century, they were promoted to kings, probably because frankincense is associated with royalty in one of the Psalms. Their number ...
Jan 3, 2020 · January 3, 2020. Epiphany celebrates the Magi’s journey to worship Jesus. It represents the coming of Jesus to all – to Gentiles and Jews alike. The Magi saw the star from afar and traveled to worship the Christ Child. They brought him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh – each of which tells us something about Jesus’ identity.
