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And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you blessed are you among women!” But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. “Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. Part two will “cliff-notes” the text to a concise timeline, giving reasons why the order of scripture would be accurate. Part one will put the Gospel accounts in order using the NKJV of the text. In sifting through the two Gospels (Matthew & Luke), a reliable timeline can be created. If Mary & Joseph fled to Egypt, how did they give Jesus His name within the eight days required by the law of Moses. Some place the Magi appearing several years after Jesus’ birth, while others have them appearing shortly after the blessed event. There has always been some confusion as to the timeline of the birth of Jesus Christ. “Adoration of the Shepherds” by Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. It is a Holy Day of Obligation for Catholics to attend Mass on either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.Were the Magi there shortly after the birth of Jesus? When did Mary and Joseph flee to Egypt? The Gospel accounts of Matthew & Luke gives us a reliable timeline as to the birth of Jesus Christ. It is is generally centered around the family gathering for a meal and celebration on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Today, most Catholic Families celebrate by decorating a Christmas Tree, and wrap gifts to give to family and friends. The Nativity accounts in the New Testament are generally viewed as ending with “Finding Jesus in the Temple” several years later, after the family has returned to Galilee.Ĭhristmas has been celebrated in the United States since it’s founding. Luke includes several events prior to the birth of Jesus that do not appear in Matthew the trip from Nazareth to Bethlehem, while Matthew alone discusses the Flight to Egypt after his birth. The betrothal of Jospeh and Mary and the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem appear in both Matthew and Luke. Both mention him coming out of Galilee and John mentions the name of Jesus’s father, but neither John or Mark give any other details of His life prior to adulthood. The other Canonical Gospels, the Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of John, begin their narratives of Jesus’s life in his adulthood.

Luke’s story takes place mostly before the birth of Jesus and centers on Mary, while Matthew’s story takes place mostly after the birth of Jesus and centers on Joseph. The accounts of the Nativity of Jesus in the New Testament appear in only two of the four Canonical Gospels, namely the Gospel of Luke and the Gospel of Matthew. The Nativity scene has emphasized the humility of Jesus, and has been celebrated since the 13 th century. Artistic depiction of the Nativity has been a major subject for Christian artists since the 4 th century. The Nativity of Jesus shows the Incarnation of Jesus as God made Man, in fulfillment of the Divine Will of God, undoing the damage caused by the fall of the first man, Adam.

This is a time of spiritual cleansing, recollection and renewal to prepare for the celebration of the Birth of Jesus. During the forty days leading up to Christmas, we begin observing the liturgical season of Advent, four Sundays before Christmas. The main religious celebration among members of the Catholic Church is the Church Service on Christmas Eve, generally midnight Mass, or on the morning of Christmas Day. King Herod orders the massacre of all the toddler boys in Bethlehem, in an attempt to kill Jesus, but the holy family flees to Egypt and later settles in Nazareth. In Matthew, wise men follow a start to Bethlehem to bring gifts to Jesus, born the “King of the Jews”. It is there, that Jesus is born in a manger.Īngles proclaim him a savior for all people, and shepherds come to adore him. Luke features the Christmas story, in which Joseph and Mary, as part of a census, travel to Bethlehem. The Canonical Gospels of Luke and Matthew describe Jesus being born in Bethlehem, in Judea, to a Virgin Mother named Mary. This is based primarily on the two accounts in the Gospels of Luke and Matthew. The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ refers to the accounts of the Birth of Jesus.