“Here we shall build our temples to our gods!” The soldiers lit new fires and burned incense before golden idols which they set in place. But, no sooner lit, than a star shone in the east. On far desert sands, to camel bells, Three Wise Men moved. The Roman soldiers lifted their bronze shields against the glare of the Star in the sky. But their shields melted. The Roman idols melted and became shapes of Mary and her Son.

