On the feast of the Epiphany the Magi offer gold to the Kingship of Christ, frankincense to His Divinity, and myrrh to Christ the sacrificial victim, as a figure of Our Lord Himself, who offers all of us to the Eternal Father.
It is very easy for people to get drowned in the commercial and secular aspects of Christmas, especially in the Western developed world. But the meaning of Christmas is the birth of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ – the source of all joy and mirth.
Considering Gentile de Fabriano’s Adoration of the Magi (1423), discover the coherent portrayal of God’s loving condescension into human history, the call of pilgrimage and conversion for humanity, and the exalted humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary.