"Our crèches usually depict the two peculiar classes of people who came to worship the newborn Savior: the poor shepherds who lived in the nearby fields and these mysterious foreigners, the wise men. . . . The presence of both these parties shows us that Jesus welcomes and indeed loves the whole human race - every one of us.
"But what of the fact that the shepherds arrived before the wise men?"
In a recent commentary, Brother Samuel Trecost, O.P., reflected onthe coming of the Magi and on some of the reasons why they arrived much later.
To access Br. Samuel's complete post, please visit:
Dominicana: Patrons of All Latecomers (4 JAN 22)
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