Abraham, our father in faith
3rd December “Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, it declared the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you all the nations will be blessed.” (Galatians 3:8) St Matthew’s gospel begins his version of Christ’s
Noah, the herald of righteousness
2nd December“Nor did he spare the ancient world, even though he saved Noah, a herald of righteousness, one of eight, when he brought a flood upon the world with its godless people.” (2 Peter 2:5) The story of how Noah saved his family and various
Bathsheba, the mother of King Solomon (1 Kings 1:1-2:19)
Bathsheba, the wife of King David and mother of Solomon, played a significant role in the royal history of Israel. She overcame adversity and was honoured as the king's mother, despite the scandalous circumstances of her marriage to David.
Christ raises the daughter of Jairus (Mark 5:21-24, 35-43)
The gospels include a story of how Jesus miraculously raised a young girl from the dead after her father, Jairus, pleaded for his help.
The Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15:1-29)
The Council of Jerusalem, the first of its kind, involved the first Christian leaders gathering to decide on the relationship between faith and the Law of Moses.
The Temptation & Fall (Genesis 3:1-24)
The story of Adam and Eve in the Bible describes their temptation to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, leading to their expulsion from the Garden of Eden and the start of Original Sin. The story explores themes of free will, temptation
The Miracle of the Manna (Exodus 16:1-36)
The story of the manna from heaven is found in Exodus and describes how God provided bread for the Israelites during their journey in the desert. The bread, called manna, rained down from the sky every day for forty years until they arrived in the Pr
St Gabriel the Archangel (Daniel 9:20-27)
St. Gabriel the Archangel is first introduced in the Old Testament Book of Daniel, where he spoke of political developments in the Middle East and the coming of the Messiah.
The Twelve Prophets (Sirach 49:10)
The Twelve Minor Prophets were a group of the most famous prophets in Jewish history. The short books named after them were collected together in the Old Testament.
The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12)
During the Sermon on the Mount, shared eight short sayings about how to be truly happy, or ‘blessed’, in this life. These are known as the Beatitudes.