The Nativity of Jesus
The Nativity of Jesus -- the Christmas story -- is so familiar that even people who know nothing else about the Bible know the story illustrated in this window. It is told as a "whole" story, though it is drawn from two very different accounts found in the gospels of Matthew and Luke.
"... to you is born this day in the city of David, a Saviour, ..."
the individual panels are read from left to right:
Mary Hears the
"Good News"
[Luke 1: 26-38]
Mary Visits Elizabeth
[Luke 1: 39-46]
The Birth of the Baby
[Luke 2: 1-7]
Shepherds Hear the
"Good News"
[Luke 2: 8-20]
Journey of the Magi
[Matthew 2: 1-12]
For of a description of any panel, click on the title or on the panel itself .
To the Glory of God and in loving memory of Helen Jean Rosser, 1931-1995. Given by the Rosser family.