Opus Dei

There are no easy answers when the Holy Family arrives in Bethlehem, and they cannot find a place to stay. But everything changes when Jesus is born in a stable. The journey ends, and the time for adoration begins.

On Christmas day, Pope Leo XIV spoke about Christ, who is our peace, and imparted the traditional “Urbi et Orbi” Blessing.

Apostolic letter of Pope Francis on the meaning and significance of the Nativity scene. Given in Greccio, at the Shrine of the Nativity, on 1 December 2019.

The Holy Family is on the final stretch of the journey, ascending towards Jerusalem. Exhausted, uncertain, and nearly at their destination, Joseph faces a decisive question: how can he respond to what God is asking of him?

This is the most difficult part of the journey. Fatigue starts to set in. Torn between his natural exhaustion and the hope that sustains him, Joseph turns to Mary to understand what God wants from them now.

Joseph starts to feel the pull of everything they left behind in Nazareth. Through his tiredness and nostalgia, he realizes that part of his path is learning how to be a father.

Joseph and Mary have been travelling towards Bethlehem for two days now. The road is long, the rain makes the journey difficult, and Joseph is not always sure he is doing the right thing.

A married couple’s dream for retirement turned into a service to their community in New Hampshire (United States).

Joseph is getting ready to leave Nazareth with Mary, who is going to give birth any day now. The Roman census forces them to embark on a long and risky trip to Bethlehem, but Joseph trusts that God will not abandon them.

The Magi left many things behind in order to seek the King of the Jews: their homes, friends, personal comfort... But the interior desire that led them to set out ended with a gesture by which they expressed the only important thing in their lives: "And falling down, they worshipped him" (Mt 2:11).