Come and learn about the early life of Our Savior, Jesus Christ, as part of your Advent preparations for the celebration of His birth. With the help of the movie "Jesus of Nazareth" by Franco Zeffirelli, and drawing from Raymond E. Brown's scholarly work "The Birth of the Messiah," participants will learn about the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the visit of the Magi, the slaughter of the Holy Innocents, and the presentation of Jesus in the Temple. Each program will be about 90 minutes in length.
The lectures will be given in the Kinane Center of St. Paul of the Cross Church, 320 S. Washington Street in Park Ridge (the cross street is Northwest Highway). Fr. Britto Berchmans, Pastor of St. Paul of the Cross, will be the speaker. If you have any questions, please telephone the Rectory of St. Paul of the Cross at (847) 825-7605 for details.
Session I - Preparing the Way (the betrothal, visitation the wedding, the census)
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
9:15 a.m. with an encore presentation at 7:30 p.m.
Session II - The Birth of the Messiah (the birth, the shepherds, the Magi, the Holy Innocents)
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
9:15 a.m. with an encore presentation at 7:30 p.m.
The program is free and everyone is invited to attend one or both lectures.