January 5, 2020
Let us pray. O God,
by the leading of a star You manifested Your only begotten Son
to the gentiles on this day;
mercifully grant that we who know You by faith,
may be brought to contemplate the beauty of Your majesty.
Through the same Jesus Christ Your Son.
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.