“The Magi represent the pagan peoples who would believe in Christ and be saved. These three wise men brought gifts to the Infant Christ…Gold, frankincense and myrrh mean that Christ is the eternal King, the eternal Archpriest or High Priest, and will pass through death, but will not remain in death, but will rise from the dead, giving resurrection and eternal life to the world.”
(Patriarch Daniel of Romania, Homily 12/22)