The Holy Innocents (Matthew 2:16-18)
In an attempt to eliminate the newborn Jesus, King Herod ordered that all of the male infants in Bethlehem were to be killed.
I am the Bread of Life (John 6:22-71)
The first of Christ’s great ‘I am’ sayings, included in St John’s gospel, was when he declared himself to be “the bread of life” (John 6:35).
St Mark the Evangelist (Acts 12:12-13:15)
St Mark, whose full name was ‘John Mark’, was the writer of one of the four gospels. Nevertheless, unless he was the young man who fled from the Garden of Gethsemane (Mark 14:51), he’s not mentioned in any of them. From the other books of the N
St Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist (Matthew 9:9-13)
St Matthew was one of the Twelve Apostles and is traditionally considered the author of the gospel that bears his name. He was a tax collector before becoming a disciple.
The Burial of Christ (John 19:38-42)
After his death, the body of Jesus was wrapped in linen cloths, and laid in a garden tomb, which was then sealed with a large stone.