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This is the first Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Readings and Gospel
Readings and Gospel
Lectionary for this day - This has all the readings and Gospel
The marks the end of the Christmas season and the beginning of the Ordinary Time.
Isaiah 60:1-6 - The Dawning of Divine Glory for Zion; The Nations Come to Zion
(Letter of St Paul to the) Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 - Commission to Preach God’s Plan
Matthew 2:1-12 - The Visit of the Magi
Who / What / Where is...?
Who / What / Where is...?
Isaiah
His name means "God is Salvation".
Isaiah is one of the prophets in the Old Testament -- around 742 BC to 701 BC, and it may have continued even longer, until 687 BC. He appeared at a critical moment in Israel’s history.
Dromedaries
Dromedary camels occupy arid regions of the Middle East through northern India and arid regions in Africa, most notably, the Sahara Desert. Dromedary camels are characterized by a long-curved neck, deep-narrow chest, and a single hump. (Source: AnimalDiversity.org)
Midian
Son of Abraham
A place named after Midian
A place in northwest Arabian peninsula on the east short of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea; part of today's Saudi Arabia
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Ephah
A son of Midian
A grandson of Abraham
In other parts of the Bible, it is used as a measure of dry grain equal to 1/10 of homer or equal to bushel
Sheba
A kingdom whose location has long been disputed (More information in Wikipedia)
Frankincense
An aromatic resin used in incense and perfumes. (More information in Wikipedia)
Aaron
A prophet, a high priest, the elder brother of Moses, and a younger brother of Miriam.
Was the spokesman of Moses when Moses confronted the Egyptian Pharoah.
Ephesians
People in Ephesus, which was a city in ancient Greece on the coast of Ionia, 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. (Source: Wikipedia)
More information about the Letter of St Paul to the Ephesians.
Gentiles
People who are not Jews.
Matthew
He was a tax collector. He was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.
12 Apostles - the first 12 people that Jesus called to follow Him.
Bethlehem
The word means "House of Bread".
It is a Palestinian town south of Jerusalem in the West Bank. The biblical birthplace of Jesus.
Judea
In the time of Jesus, Judea is a Roman province.
King Herod
Herod reigned from 37 BC to 4 BC. He was a "client king" under the Roman empire.
The location of the Jewish temple
Capital of Israel
"City of David"
Courtesy of Wikipedia
Saints
Saints
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