{"id":1648,"date":"2021-01-05T15:25:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T15:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.presbyterianmission.org\/weekly-offerings\/?p=1648"},"modified":"2022-01-04T20:31:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T20:31:16","slug":"dia-de-reyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centernet.pcusa.org\/weekly-offerings\/2021\/01\/05\/dia-de-reyes\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u00eda de los Reyes"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Lemuel Garcia-Arroyo<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

En nuestras culturas hispano\/latinas la temporada Navide\u00f1a realmente no concluye sino hasta las celebraciones de la Epifan\u00eda y del D\u00eda de Reyes el 6 de enero. Tradicionalmente los ni\u00f1os reciben sus regalos esa fecha simbolizando los regalos de oro, incienso, y mirra que los Magos (Reyes) del oriente ofrecieron al infante Jes\u00fas de acuerdo a la narraci\u00f3n b\u00edblica del Evangelio de Mateo 2:1-12.<\/p>\n

\"\"Adem\u00e1s de dar regalos a los ni\u00f1os, algunas familias acostumbran a reunirse para compartir y degustar la Rosca de Reyes que representa una corona como la que utilizaban, seg\u00fan la tradici\u00f3n, los Reyes Magos. Los colores y las frutas secas cristalizadas simulan las joyas incrustadas en dicha corona. Se ha dicho que la forma ovalada circular de la rosca representa el amor hacia Dios y el amor de Dios que es infinito y no conoce principio ni fin.<\/p>\n

Mu\u00f1equitos de pl\u00e1stico escondidos dentro de la rosca representan al ni\u00f1o Jes\u00fas,\u00a0y se ha considerado que es un s\u00edmbolo del momento en que Mar\u00eda y Jos\u00e9 ocultan al ni\u00f1o para salvarlo del Rey Herodes. \u00a0Cada uno de los elementos que se utilizan para decorar la rosca, simbolizan un obst\u00e1culo superficial para encontrar al ni\u00f1o Jes\u00fas; por ejemplo, los dulces y las frutas hacen dif\u00edcil el acceso. Adem\u00e1s de que tambi\u00e9n para algunos, el cuchillo con el que se cortan las rebanadas de la rosca representa el peligro que le acechaba en sus primeros a\u00f1os de vida, ya que de haber sido encontrado habr\u00eda sido asesinado.<\/p>\n

El Evangelio narra la historia de unos magos o sabios del oriente quienes siguieron una brillante luz, la Estrella de Bel\u00e9n, que los condujo hasta el lugar donde se encontraba el ni\u00f1o Jes\u00fas. Ellos \u201cse regocijaron con muy grande gozo\u201d al llegar al humilde hogar de la sagrada familia y se postraron y adoraron al Rey de reyes y Soberano de toda la Creaci\u00f3n quien se hiciera fr\u00e1gil y vulnerable al encarnarse como humano para habitar entre nosotros.<\/p>\n

En nuestras celebraciones de la Epifan\u00eda y del D\u00eda de Reyes al congregarnos como familias para dar regalos y compartir la Rosca de Reyes, acord\u00e9monos de los m\u00e1s fr\u00e1giles y vulnerables a nuestro alrededor. De igual manera como lo hacemos con nuestras familias y como lo har\u00edamos con el mismo ni\u00f1o Jes\u00fas ofrezcamos nuestros tesoros a los \u201cm\u00e1s peque\u00f1os\u201d entre nosotros y trabajemos por su seguridad, integridad, dignidad y bienestar. Recordemos tambi\u00e9n las palabras que Jesucristo mismo expres\u00f3: \u201cDe cierto les digo que en cuanto lo hicieron a uno de estos mis hermanos m\u00e1s peque\u00f1os, a m\u00ed me lo hicieron\u201d (Mateo 25:40). Sea pues esta nuestra oportunidad y gran gozo de adorar al Rey de reyes y Soberano de toda la Creaci\u00f3n este D\u00eda de Reyes con nuestros tesoros y con la ofrenda de nuestras vidas.<\/p>\n

English translation<\/h4>\n

In our Hispanic\/Latino-a cultures, the Christmas season doesn’t really end until Epiphany and the \u201cD\u00eda de los Reyes\u201d (The Kings Day) celebrations on Jan. 6. Traditionally, children receive their gifts on that date symbolizing the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh that the Magi (kings or wise ones) from the East offered to the Christ Child according to the gospel narrative of Matthew 2:1\u201312.<\/p>\n

In addition to giving gifts to children, families usually get together to share and taste the Rosca de Reyes (King Cake) that represents a crown like the one used, according to tradition, by the Magi. The colors and candied dried fruits resemble the jewels embedded in the crown. The circular-oval shape of the cake has been said to represent the love for God and the love of God that is infinite and knows no beginning or end.<\/p>\n

Plastic figurines hidden inside the cake represent the infant Jesus, and this practice has been considered to be a symbol of the moment when Mary and Joseph hide the child to save him from King Herod. Each one of the elements that are used to decorate the cake symbolize an outer obstacle to finding the infant Jesus; for example, sweets and candied fruits make inner access difficult. Furthermore, for some, the knife with which the slices of the cake are cut represents the dangers that threatened the infant Jesus in his first years of life, since if he had been found by Herod he would have been killed.<\/p>\n

Matthew\u2019s gospel tells the story of the Magi from the East who followed a brilliant light, the Star of Bethlehem, which led them to the place where the child Jesus was. They \u201cwere overwhelmed with joy\u201d upon arriving at the humble home of the holy family and \u201cknelt down\u201d and worshiped the King of kings and Sovereign of all Creation who became fragile and vulnerable by incarnating as a human to dwell among us.<\/p>\n

In our Epiphany and D\u00eda de los Reyes celebrations as we come together as families to give gifts and share a meal and the Rosca de Reyes, let us be mindful of the most fragile and vulnerable in our midst. In like manner, as we do for our families and as we would do for the Christ Child, let us offer our treasures to the \u201cleast of these\u201d among us and work for their safety, integrity, dignity and well-being. Let us also remember the words that Jesus Christ himself expressed: \u201cTruly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me\u201d (Matthew 25:40). May this be our opportunity and great joy this D\u00eda de los Reyes to worship the King of kings and Sovereign of all Creation by bringing our treasures and by the offering of our lives.<\/p>\n

Lemuel Garcia-Arroyo is the Presbyterian Mission Agency\u2019s mission engagement advisor for the South region.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Lemuel Garcia-Arroyo En nuestras culturas hispano\/latinas la temporada Navide\u00f1a realmente no concluye sino hasta las celebraciones de la Epifan\u00eda y del D\u00eda de Reyes el 6 de enero. Tradicionalmente los ni\u00f1os reciben sus regalos esa fecha simbolizando los regalos de oro, incienso, y mirra que los Magos (Reyes) del oriente ofrecieron al infante Jes\u00fas… Read more »<\/a>","protected":false},"author":593,"featured_media":1649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,86],"tags":[2570,2572,2571,2560,2563,2567,3507,2566,2568,2561,2562,59,2180,2569],"class_list":["post-1648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christmas","category-giving","tag-bethlehem","tag-christ-child","tag-creation","tag-dia-de-reyes","tag-epifania","tag-epiphany","tag-hispanic","tag-king-cake","tag-magi","tag-reyes-magos","tag-spanish","tag-stewardship","tag-stewardship-blog","tag-the-kings-day"],"yoast_head":"\nD\u00eda de los Reyes - Where Your Heart Is...<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"May this be our opportunity and great joy this D\u00eda de los Reyes to worship the King of kings and Sovereign of all Creation by bringing our treasures and by the offering of our lives.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/centernet.pcusa.org\/weekly-offerings\/2021\/01\/05\/dia-de-reyes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"D\u00eda de los Reyes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"May this be our opportunity and great joy this D\u00eda de los Reyes to worship the King of kings and Sovereign of all Creation by bringing our treasures and by the offering of our lives.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/centernet.pcusa.org\/weekly-offerings\/2021\/01\/05\/dia-de-reyes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Where Your Heart Is...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-01-05T15:25:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-01-04T20:31:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/centernet.pcusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Three-wisemen.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lauren Rogers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lauren Rogers\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/centernet.pcusa.org\/weekly-offerings\/2021\/01\/05\/dia-de-reyes\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/centernet.pcusa.org\/weekly-offerings\/2021\/01\/05\/dia-de-reyes\/\",\"name\":\"D\u00eda de los Reyes - 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