#nativity
Christmas, also known as Nativity, refers to the accounts of the birth of Jesus mainly based on the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Traditionally, scenes of Nativity, portray the Holy Family in the stable at Bethlehem. The Christ child is represented lying in a manger or upon the straw, whilst Virgin Mary kneels in adoration before Him. In some scenes Virgin Mary is represented lying next to Jesus. Joseph is portrayed standing at one side. The scene also includes depictions of an ox and a donkey, usually in the background, gazing quietly at the scene in front of them.
Some Nativity scenes depict one or more angels who proclaim Jesus as the savior for all people, and portrayals of shepherds who come to adore Him. There are also scenes representing the wise men (The Maggi ) who, after following a star, arrive to Bethlehem to bring gifts to Jesus.
Link to the “Christmas scenes”set
Manuscript title: Book of Hours
Origin: Paris (France)
Period: 15th century
Image source: Luzern, Zentral- und Hochschulbibliothek, P 6 4°, f. 75v – Book of Hours (www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/zhl/P0006-4/75v)
A Christmas Eve Prayer
A Christmas Eve Prayer
Lord, please heal my loved one
Walking now with Thee
On a narrow, thorny path
Dark and shadowy…
A Christmas Eve Prayer
Lord, please heal my loved oneWalking now with TheeOn a narrow, thorny pathDark and shadowy…
Lord, please heal my loved oneHold, I pray her hand,Fill her mind with peaceGive her strength to standIn faith upon Thy promisesRenew her hope in Thee,May she feel Thy Presence,Around her like a seal.
Sing to her, Lord, in her heartLike angels long agoSang to the shepherds in the…
Like a radiant star doth Stephen the protomartyr shine forth on the Nativity of Christ, illumining and enlightening the ends of the earth, but casting a pall of darkness over all the impiety of the Jews. Reproving them with words of wisdom, discoursing from the Scriptures, and persuading them that Jesus, Who was born of the Virgin, is the Son of God, the godly protomartyr Stephen put to shame their impious wickedness.
“Dejlig er den Himmel blå”
A peaceful middle eastern night… I’ve always loved the idea of following the north star to find solace
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10 things that Pope Francis wants us to learn from the nativity scene
The nativity scene contains a call to service. The pope says that the Christmas crib contains an implicit message. “It summons us to follow Him along the path of humility, poverty, and self-denial that leads from the manger of Bethlehem to the cross,” he writes. “It asks us to meet Him and serve Him by showing mercy to those of our brothers and sisters in greatest need.”
