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The Calling of the Disciples

Jesus appointed twelve disciples and sent them out into the world to preach the Word. The Apostles had the power to drive out demons, heal the sick and raise the dead: “And when He had called unto Hi...

The Sermon on the Mount

The Mount of Olives is the southern summit of three peaks lying to the east of Jerusalem, separated from the city by the Kidron valley. This was the scene of Christ’s Sermon on the Mount, a collectio...

The Miraculous Draught of Fish

This subject is taken from the Book of Luke: “And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon Him to hear the word of God, He stood by the lake of Gennesaret, and saw two ships standing by the ...

Christ’s Appearance to the People

Christ’s appearance to the people is described in the Book of John: “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, ‘Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. This is...

The Holy Family

The tradition of depicting the Holy Family or Mary, Jesus and St John the Baptist is more popular in Roman Catholic art and Italian painting in particular. The subject comes from the apocryphal story...

The Temptation of Christ

The Gospels describe how Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from His Baptism in the River Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert, where He was tempted by the devil for forty days: “Th...

The Baptism of Christ

All four Gospels describe how Jesus Christ was baptised in the River Jordan by John the Baptist: “Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. But John forbad Him, sayin...

The Boy Jesus at the Temple

The Book of Luke tells how the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem after the Feast of the Passover and went to the temple: “Now His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover....

The Flight into Egypt

The Book of Matthew tells how an angel appeared to Joseph one night in a dream. The angel commanded Joseph to flee to Egypt with his wife and child, in order to escape the wrath of King Herod, who wa...

The Presentation in the Temple

The Book of Luke describes how Jesus was presented in the temple of Jerusalem on the fortieth day after His birth, in accordance with Hebrew law. The law was given to Israel by Moses and required tha...

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