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The Virgin Mary, pregnant with the son of God, would hence have given birth to Jesus nine months later on the winter solstice. From Rome, the Christ's Nativity celebration spread to other Christian churches to the west and east, and soon most Christians were celebrating Christ's birth on December 25th. -
This is the date where Jesus was crucified.
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The feast was celebrated on March 25, commemorating both the belief that the spring equinox was not only the day of God's act of creation but also the beginning of Christ's redemption of that same Creation. All Christian antiquity held 25 March as the actual day of Jesus' death.
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Prayers to Mary were becoming more common. The earliest known prayer to Mary is the Sub tuum praesidium which beings with the words "Beneath your compassion, we take refuge."
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According to Catholic tradition, the rosary was instituted by the Blessed Virgin Mary herself. In the 13th century, she is said to have appeared to St. Dominic, given him a rosary, and asked that Christian pray the Hail Mary.
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According to a Dominican tradition, in 1208 the rosary was given to St. Dominic in an apparition by the Blessed Virgin Mary in the church of Prouille.
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The feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated in Church.
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Agony in the Garden depicts the biblical scene of Jesus praying late at night in the Garden of Gethsemane moments prior to his arrest. The soldiers will arrest Jesus and later crucify him. -
To carry your cross, means to fully put your trust in God amid the storms and battles in your life. It means that although you may be in an extremely difficult or painful situation, you always trust that God is with you in the midst of your suffering. -
The scourging at the pillar is a mournful event that serves as a reminder of the horror Jesus suffered for love of you.
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Pope Pius V officially established the devotion to the rosary in the Catholic Church.
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A woven crown of thorns was placed on the head of Jesus during the events leading up to his crucifixion. It was one of the instruments of the Passion, employed by Jesus' captors both to cause him pain and to mock his claim of authority.
