Category: Christmas

The Holy Innocents

THE HOLY INNOCENTS “ Then Herod, perceiving that he was deluded by the Wise Men, was exceedingly angry, and sending, killed all the men-children that

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The Return from Egypt

THE RETURN FROM EGYPT “Now Herod being dead, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph in Egypt, saying: Rise and take

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Persecution

PERSECUTION “And when they were departed, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying, ‘Arise and take the Child and His

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The Flight Into Egypt

THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT “Who, rising up, took the Child and His Mother by night, and retired into Egypt, and he was there until the

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The Magi in Jerusalem

THE MAGI IN JERUSALEM “And Herod the King hearing this, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And assembling together all the chief priests and

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The Star in the East

THE STAR IN THE EAST   “Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, there came Wise

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The Prophecy of Simeon

THE PROPHECY OF SIMEON “And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his Mother: Behold this child is set for the ruin and for the

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The Witness of Anna

THE WITNESS OF ANNA “And there was a prophetess called Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was far advanced in

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The Canticle of Simeon

THE CANTICLE OF SIMEON  “And [he] said: Now thou dost dismiss thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word, in peace; because my eyes have

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The Purification

THE PURIFICATION “And after the days of her Purification, according to the Law of Moses, were accomplished, they carried Him to Jerusalem, to present Him

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