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.
4. The Feast of the Holy Innocents
“When Herod realized that the wise men had deceived him, he flew into a rage and issued an order to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and the surrounding area who were two years old or less, in accordance with the information that he had obtained from
St Peter’s rescue from prison (Acts 12:1-19)
St. Peter was miraculously rescued from prison by an angel, who led him past guards and opened locked gates, allowing him to escape unharmed.
The Flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-15)
The biblical story of the Flight into Egypt explains how Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus fled to Egypt to escape King Herod's wrath and seek refuge there until it was safe to return.