Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Christmas

Praise and Worship of Christ

Having, in faith, followed God’s guidance and having accepted and worshiped the Messiah, the wise men gained a deeper sensitivity for God’s voice. God took the Magi into His protection and guided them more directly,

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Christmas

Proclamation of Christ

among all these pilgrims, the Magi's opulent and exoticly laden camels, their turbans and jewels, their royal purple robes, their leopard skins and strange accents, would have parted the crowds and drawn gasps of awe.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Christmas

Prophecy of Christ

He was born in the hamlet of Bethlehem, an inconsequential dot on the map, but it was the birthplace of Kings, the very root and stump of Jesse, and from it now sprang this young shoot, the ruler who would sit on the throne of Judah forever.