Ignatius on the Star and the Three Hidden Mysteries

1 And the virginity of Mary and her giving birth were hidden from the prince of this world, as was the death of the Lord: three mysteries meant to be shouted aloud, which were accomplished in the silence of God. 2 How, then, were they revealed to the ages? A star shone in the sky brighter than all the stars; its light was beyond words, and its strangeness caused amazement;⁠a and all the other stars, with the sun and moon, formed a chorus around the star, but the star itself far outshone them all; and people were perplexed about where this strange sight, so unlike the others, had come from. 3 From then on all sorcery and every spell was broken, the ignorance of wickedness vanished, and the ancient kingdom was torn down, when God appeared in human form to bring the newness of eternal life; and what had been completed in the plan of God began to take effect. From then on everything was in turmoil, because the destruction of death had been set in motion.