I was so struck by this, and never knew so much was written about the Star. I thought others might be interested as a responce to those who get so caught up in astrology.

Agustine:
"To perform its due service to the Lord, it advanced slowly, leading them to the spot. It was minstering to Him, and not ruling His fate; its light showed the suppliants and filled the inn, shed over the walls and roof that covered the brith; and thus it disappeared." "Besides, this star was not one of those which from the beginning of the world continue in the course ordained by the Creator. Along with the new birth from the Virgin appeared a new star, which served as a guide to the Magi who were themselves seeking for Christ; for it went before them till they reached the place where they found the Word of God in the form of a child. But what astrologer ever thought of making a star leave its course, and come down to the child that is born, as they imagine, under it? They think that the stars affect the birth, not that the birth changes the course of the stars; so, if the star in the Gospel was one of those heavenly bodies, how could it determine Christ's action, when it was compelled to change its own action at Christ's birth? But if, as is more likely, a star which did not exist before appeared to point out Christ, it was the effect of Christ's birth, and not the cause of it. Christ was not born because the star was there; but the star was there because Christ was born. If there was any fate, it was the birth, and not the star. The word fate is derived from a word which means to speak; and since Christ is the Word of God by which all things were spoken before they were, the conjunction of stars is not the fate of Christ, but Christ is the fate of the stars. The same will that made the heavens took our earthly nature. The same power that ruled the stars laid down His life and took it again." (Reply to Faustus, Bk 2, 5).
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
The Catholic Apologetics Study Bible
Volume 1, pg 207
written by Robert Sungenis
http://www.catholicintl.com/

This first volume is totally awesome. I never realized that there was so much written on the Star of Bethelem for Apologetics or that it was even a question. However, since eons ago, I was pretty involved with astrology, this really struck a cord with me. We can't wait until he gets the next one done. It will be on Romans, Galations, and James.

He gives permission to copy 100 paragrahs without permission and with credit to his work.

Pani Rose