“Nations shall walk by your light, and kings by your shining radiance” -Isaiah 60:3

Christmas is for everyone. That’s the point of the Epiphany. Christ wasn’t born for just you or just me, but for every single person on the planet—your friends and family, your enemies, unbelievers. Christ isn’t a tribal or ethnic God, but instead the Almighty, Alpha and Omega, the Word through whom all things are created and redeemed.

Hence the adoration of pagans, the Magi from the East. Hence the Gentiles, you and I, adopted sons and daughters of Christ and Israel. Ours is a universal Gospel, we shouldn’t forget that. And we should act accordingly.

But how? First, we should imitate the docility of the Magi. They were willing to seek Christ, even though it challenged everything they believed. We should be humble and docile like them. Looking back on his life before he became a Christian, St. Augustine said, “I in my pride was daring to seek what only a humble person can find.” Those are the first things we should pray for, humility and docility. Because they necessarily come before enlightenment, always.

Second, we should be willing to share the Gospel with everyone we know, everyone we meet. That is, we should become evangelical. Catholics aren’t very good at this sometimes, but we need to be. We have a beautiful faith, and God wants us to share it. Don’t be afraid to talk about Jesus and about the Catholic faith. Because, as the Magi show, every heart wants to hear the Gospel.