St Zechariah’s Vision (Luke 1:5-25)
In the Temple, a priest called Zechariah had a vision of the Angel Gabriel, who predicted the birth of his son, John the Baptist.
11. Christ among the Doctors
“After three days they found him in the temple, where he was sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard him were amazed at his intelligence and his answers.” (Luke 2:46-47)
The Parable of the Lost Sheep (Luke 15:1-7)
In this intriguing parable, Jesus spoke of a shepherd who leaves ninety-nine of his one hundred sheep in the desert to look for just one who had gone missing.
Judah, the lion and leader
6th December “The scepter shall not depart from Judah nor the mace from between his feet, until it comes to whom it belongs, and the obedience of the peoples is his.” (Genesis 49:10) Judah was one of the twelve sons of Jacob and we find his story
Christ blesses the children (Mark 10:13-16)
The gospel story of Christ blessing the children speaks to his positive attitude towards them and the importance of childlike trust.
Christ calls his First Disciples (Matthew 4:18-22)
Jesus invited four fishermen to become his first disciples, promising to make them 'fishers of men'. They immediately left their nets and followed him.
King Hezekiah’s recovery (Isaiah 38:1-20)
The Bible describes King Hezekiah as a faithful king of Judah who trusted in God during a siege by the Assyrians, and was miraculously delivered from terminal illness.
The Election of St Matthias (Acts 1:15-26)
Following the death of Judas Iscariot, St Matthias - who was a disciple of Christ - was elected to take his place as one of the Twelve Apostles.