{"id":2662,"date":"2023-01-07T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiga5ubklx.wpdns.site\/2023\/01\/07\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-01-07T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T03:00:00","slug":"daily-scripture-january-8-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/es\/2023\/01\/07\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Scripture, January 8, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Scripture:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah 60:1-6
Ephesians <\/a>3<\/a>:<\/a>2-3a, 5-6  
Matthew 2:1-12<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflexi\u00f3n:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do we do when we find the meaning of life or the key to eternal life? Does it lead to worship? It led the Magi to worship King Jesus. Our response to the Father\u2019s offer of salvation must be that of the Magi. We should bring gifts to proclaim his kingship. We should bring gifts to proclaim his Godhead. We should bring gifts to proclaim his mortality. (Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh). Even creation responds as well: \u201cWhen the King of Heaven was born, the heavens knew that he was God because they immediately sent forth a star; the sea knew him because it allowed him to walk upon it; the earth knew him because it trembled when he died; the sun knew him because it hid the rays of its light when he died on the cross; (Saint Gregory the Great). Coming to know the Son of God changes our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever gone to a party or a gathering with a gift, only to arrive and realize that the gift is wholly inappropriate for the recipient or the occasion? Imagine what the magi felt with their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh when they walked into the stable where Jesus was born. Perhaps their first thought was that they should have left those gifts in Herod\u2019s palace. But then \u201cthey prostrated themselves and did him homage,\u201d two things they did not do for Herod (Matthew 2:11). Despite the humble surrounding and humble parents, they recognized the King and presented their most appropriate gifts. Our response to the Father\u2019s offer of salvation must be that of the Magi: To proclaim Christ\u2019s Kingship, to adore his Godhead, and to acknowledge his mortality\u201d (Saint Odilo of Cluny). Despite the humble surrounding and humble parents, they recognized the king and presented their most appropriate gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deacon Peter Smith serves at St. Mary\u2019s\/Holy Family Parish in Alabama, a retired Theology teacher from Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School in Birmingham, a retired soldier from the US Air Force, and a member of our Passionist Family.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-6Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6  Matthew 2:1-12 Reflection: Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord What do we do when we find the meaning of life or the key to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-2662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-reflections"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDaily Scripture, January 8, 2023 – The Passionists of Holy Cross Province<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/passionist.org\/es\/2023\/01\/07\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Daily Scripture, January 8, 2023 – The Passionists of Holy Cross Province\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-6Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6  Matthew 2:1-12 Reflection: Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord What do we do when we find the meaning of life or the key to […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/passionist.org\/es\/2023\/01\/07\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Passionists of Holy Cross Province\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/The-Passionists\/162656945863\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-01-08T03:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"The Passionists of Holy Cross Province\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Escrito por\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"The Passionists of Holy Cross Province\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Tiempo de lectura\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutos\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label3\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data3\" content=\"The Passionists of Holy Cross Province\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/07\\\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/07\\\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"The Passionists of Holy Cross Province\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e43e0eee4bf3c01b2561ec26b51c3c26\"},\"headline\":\"Daily Scripture, January 8, 2023\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-01-08T03:00:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/07\\\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":370,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/07\\\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/Jan-8.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Daily Reflections\"],\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/07\\\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/07\\\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/07\\\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\\\/\",\"name\":\"Daily Scripture, January 8, 2023 – The Passionists of Holy Cross Province\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/07\\\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/07\\\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/Jan-8.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-01-08T03:00:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/07\\\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/07\\\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/07\\\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/Jan-8.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/Jan-8.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/07\\\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Updates\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/category\\\/updates\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Daily Scripture, January 8, 2023\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Passionists of Holy Cross Province\",\"description\":\"The Love that Compels\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Passionist.org\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Passionists of Holy Cross Province\",\"alternateName\":\"Passionists HCP\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/PassionistLogo100h.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/PassionistLogo100h.png\",\"width\":343,\"height\":100,\"caption\":\"The Passionists of Holy Cross Province\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/The-Passionists\\\/162656945863\",\"https:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/passionistshcp\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCkx6MTwuoIrr_ZQyW742X0A\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/105969973\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e43e0eee4bf3c01b2561ec26b51c3c26\",\"name\":\"The Passionists of Holy Cross Province\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/cropped-Passionists-Favicon-150x150.png30bfde0a98c0daf868e6b354541c23af\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/cropped-Passionists-Favicon-150x150.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/cropped-Passionists-Favicon-150x150.png\",\"caption\":\"The Passionists of Holy Cross Province\"},\"description\":\"The Passionists of Holy Cross Province are a family of priests, brothers and laity who reach out with compassion to the crucified of today. We keep alive the memory of Christ\u2019s Passion through our commitment to community, prayer, ministries of the Word and service to those who suffer.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/passionist.org\\\/es\\\/author\\\/passionists-hcp\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Daily Scripture, January 8, 2023 – The Passionists of Holy Cross Province","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/es\/2023\/01\/07\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\/","og_locale":"es_ES","og_type":"article","og_title":"Daily Scripture, January 8, 2023 – The Passionists of Holy Cross Province","og_description":"Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-6Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6  Matthew 2:1-12 Reflection: Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord What do we do when we find the meaning of life or the key to […]","og_url":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/es\/2023\/01\/07\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\/","og_site_name":"The Passionists of Holy Cross Province","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/The-Passionists\/162656945863","article_published_time":"2023-01-08T03:00:00+00:00","author":"The Passionists of Holy Cross Province","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Escrito por":"The Passionists of Holy Cross Province","Tiempo de lectura":"2 minutos","Written by":"The Passionists of Holy Cross Province"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/2023\/01\/07\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/2023\/01\/07\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\/"},"author":{"name":"The Passionists of Holy Cross Province","@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/#\/schema\/person\/e43e0eee4bf3c01b2561ec26b51c3c26"},"headline":"Daily Scripture, January 8, 2023","datePublished":"2023-01-08T03:00:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/2023\/01\/07\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\/"},"wordCount":370,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/2023\/01\/07\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Jan-8.jpg","articleSection":["Daily Reflections"],"inLanguage":"es","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/passionist.org\/2023\/01\/07\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/2023\/01\/07\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\/","url":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/2023\/01\/07\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\/","name":"Daily Scripture, January 8, 2023 – The Passionists of Holy Cross Province","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/2023\/01\/07\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/2023\/01\/07\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Jan-8.jpg","datePublished":"2023-01-08T03:00:00+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/2023\/01\/07\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"es","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/passionist.org\/2023\/01\/07\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/2023\/01\/07\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Jan-8.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Jan-8.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/2023\/01\/07\/daily-scripture-january-8-2023\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Updates","item":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/category\/updates\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Daily Scripture, January 8, 2023"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/","name":"Los Pasionistas Provincia Santa Cruz","description":"The Love that Compels","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Passionist.org","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"es"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/#organization","name":"Los Pasionistas Provincia Santa Cruz","alternateName":"Passionists HCP","url":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PassionistLogo100h.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PassionistLogo100h.png","width":343,"height":100,"caption":"The Passionists of Holy Cross Province"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/The-Passionists\/162656945863","https:\/\/instagram.com\/passionistshcp","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCkx6MTwuoIrr_ZQyW742X0A","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/105969973\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/#\/schema\/person\/e43e0eee4bf3c01b2561ec26b51c3c26","name":"Los Pasionistas Provincia Santa Cruz","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cropped-Passionists-Favicon-150x150.png30bfde0a98c0daf868e6b354541c23af","url":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cropped-Passionists-Favicon-150x150.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cropped-Passionists-Favicon-150x150.png","caption":"The Passionists of Holy Cross Province"},"description":"The Passionists of Holy Cross Province are a family of priests, brothers and laity who reach out with compassion to the crucified of today. We keep alive the memory of Christ\u2019s Passion through our commitment to community, prayer, ministries of the Word and service to those who suffer.","url":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/es\/author\/passionists-hcp\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2662\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2662"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=2662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}