The events of Jesus’ birth were foretold in many prophecies in the Old Testament. A messiah was promised from the lineage of Abraham, Isaac, Judah, Jesse, and David. The prophecies came to pass as ...

Every year during Advent, we hear Matthews account of the genealogy of Jesus: A family record of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, ...

Of the four evangelists, Matthew was unique in tracing Jesus’ lineage, Chapter 1:1-17: “1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. “2 Abraham was the father of ...

During Christmas, it’s easy to linger on the baby in the manger and forget that Christ’s birth was far more than the story of a young couple’s unexpected son. Rather, Christmas is about the ...

At the Christmas Eve vigil Mass, ask your pastor to read all 25 verses in Matthew's Gospel rather than using the shorter form that skips over the genealogy. I know proclaiming Matthew's genealogy can ...

One can gather the importance of genealogy to religion and history by learning of the genealogy of Jesus as recorded in the book of Matthew in the Bible. While we know Jesus was one of the Trinity, he ...