The Magi represent those outside of Judaism, honoring and worshiping the newborn King of Kings.

Joseph discovers that Mary is with child by the Holy Spirit. Like Christ, he reacts in compassion and love.

John the Baptist is the herald for the Messiah. He used simple and direct language to proclaim this Good News.

The prophet Isaiah spoke of a Messiah, so that the birth of Christ wold fulfill its foretelling in the scriptures.

The Gospel of Matthew begins with a genealogy of Jesus, but these are less than perfect ancestors.