▁one ▁thousand ▁years ▁of ▁peace ▁before ▁their ▁ext inction . ▁Father ▁Matthew ▁determ ines ▁the ▁star ▁went ▁super n ova ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 3 1 2 0 ▁B . C . ▁ ▁To ▁his ▁dis may , ▁Father ▁Matthew ▁real izes ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁taken ▁ 3 , 1 2 0 ▁years ▁for ▁the ▁light ▁from ▁this ▁explos ion ▁to ▁reach ▁Earth ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Hem is phere , ▁causing ▁the ▁star light ▁that ▁sh one ▁down ▁on ▁Earth ▁the ▁day ▁Jesus ▁was ▁born , ▁" The ▁Star ▁of ▁Beth le hem ". ▁Father ▁Matthew ' s ▁faith ▁is ▁deeply ▁sh aken , ▁exc laim ing ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁unf air ▁that ▁such ▁a ▁star ▁should ▁have ▁expl oded ▁near ▁a ▁world ▁that ▁was ▁har bor ing ▁life . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Ch and ler ▁attempts ▁to ▁comfort ▁him ▁by ▁transl ating ▁a ▁poem ▁he ▁found ▁among ▁the ▁arch ives ▁of ▁the ▁dead ▁culture . ▁It ▁says ▁that ▁no ▁one ▁should ▁m ourn ▁for ▁them , ▁for ▁they ▁lived ▁in ▁peace ▁and ▁saw ▁the ▁beauty ▁of ▁the ▁universe . ▁It ▁says ▁to ▁gr ieve ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁live ▁in ▁pain ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁never ▁see ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁peace . ▁Dr . ▁Ch and ler ▁says ▁that ▁whatever ▁dest iny ▁was ▁their s , ▁they ▁ful filled ▁it ▁and ▁passed ▁their ▁light ▁onto ▁another ▁world . ▁The ▁doctor ' s ▁words ▁and ▁this ▁artifact ▁cons oles ▁and ▁encourag es ▁the ▁priest . ▁ ▁Po em ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁cave ▁ ▁Cl