[ESP] El martirio de los inocentes / [ENG] The martyrdom of the innocents

"The slaughter of innocent children is totally consistent with everything we know about Herod."

      Let us pray to God that an event like this never be repeated. NOTE: In many countries this day is taken to play games and make jokes to people, I think that a tragedy (happened or not) should not be used for that purpose.

After the wise men left Bethlehem, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, because Herod is going to look for the child to kill him ”.

Joseph got up and that same night took the boy and his mother and left for Egypt, where he remained until Herod's death. Thus was fulfilled what the Lord said through the prophet: Out of Egypt I called my son.

When Herod realized that the magi had deceived him, he was furious and ordered to kill, in and around Bethlehem, all the children under two years of age, according to the date that the magi had indicated.

Thus the words of the prophet Jeremiah were fulfilled: In Ramah a cry has been heard, cries and lamentations are heard: it is Rachel who cries for her children and does not want them to comfort her, because they are already dead.

Lord's word

Glory to you Lord Jesus