Jesus is born in a manger because all the travelers overcrowded the guest rooms. After the birth, Joseph and Mary are visited not by wise men but shepherds, who were also overjoyed at Jesus’ birth.

and the baby Jesus. For years to come, we will set up this proposed scene of his birth and the child will still be in the manger. Or will he? When the resident of the manger grew up, he said and ...

And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there ... All respond: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. The figures may be placed ...

During this time, Mary gave birth to Jesus in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn (Luke 2:6-7). An angel of the Lord first announced the birth to the shepherds. The shepherds ...

They would find the baby wrapped in cloth, lying in a manger. Suddenly ... shepherds are the first to hear about the birth of Jesus. Being a shepherd in first century Palestine was not considered ...

By Christopher Wells In his continuing catechetical series on “Jesus our Hope,” Pope Francis turned to the birth of Jesus in ...

Entry music Play a Christmas carol that tells the story of the birth of Jesus, such as 'The First Noël', or choose one of the songs suggested below from BBC collections (eg 'Away in a manger' or ...