They saw a man, and they acknowledged God... (St. John Chrysostom)

   If the Magi had come in search of an earthly King, they would have been disconcerted at finding that they had taken the trouble to come such a long way for nothing.  Consequently, they would have neither adored nor offered gifts.  But since they sought a heavenly king, though they found in Him no signs of royal pre-eminence, yet, content with the testimony of the star alone, they adored:  for they saw a man, and they acknowledged God.

--St. John Chrysostom    

Image source: Pietro Cavallini, Mosaic, Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome, 13^th century, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoration_of_the_Magi#/media/File:Santa_maria_in_trastevere,_mosaici_di_pietro_cavallini,_04_adorazione_dei_magi.JPG

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