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 Fourteen Stations of the Mass Credit: Church of Jesus Christ Colorado Introduction ; We've all heard of the 14 Stations of the Cross repaying the passion and death of Our Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross but have you wondered what the 14 Stations of the Mass might look like if someone were to map Scripture in support of our belief that Jesus Christ is the true Lamb of God who was sacrificed in the cross for the salvation of mankind ...  Credit: Redeeming God Station #1  Cain and Abel : The sacrifice of a lamb by Abel, not the harvest from the field by Cain, is the one favoured by God (Genesis 4:3-9), foreshadowing Jesus the Lamb of God as the perfect sacrifice re-enacted in the form of a Mass. Credit: HPR Web Station #2.  Melchizedek, Priest and King of Salem , offers a gift of bread and wine to win favour from Abraham who then shares his bounty with him (Psalm 76:20) - Jesus was from the tribe of Judah not the priestly tribe of Levi yet he is the perfect sacrifice favoured by God w

 Come, let's get to know the inspirational lives of the Twelve Apostles (and then some more) Credit: Believers Eastern Church   The word " Apostle " is derived from the Greek " Apostello "  which translates to “ to send forth ” or “ to dispatch ”, to spread the Gospel (literally 'good news' that Jesus is our saviour).  The twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ were hand-picked by him. ' You didn’t choose me. I chose you . ( John 15:16 ) And again , " It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God. And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named apostles ." ( Luke 6:12-13 ).  We find the names of the disciples in the Gospel books of Matthew 10:2-4 , Mark 3:14-19 and Luke 6:13-16 .  Why Twelve Apostles?  In the Bible, certain numbers, like three, seven, twelve and forty, have a special meaning.  The number twelve in Scripture symbolizes the

 The Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord at the Temple Introduction : The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple celebrates an early episode in the life of Jesus, that occurred forty days after his birth.  It is an 'epiphany' celebration insofar as the Christ Child is revealed as the Messiah through the Canticle of Simeon and the testimony of Anna, the prophetess. At the birth of Christ, the angels proclaimed His divinity to the shepherds, but in the Temple, Simeon was the first to understand and proclaim Jesus as the Savior of the World. He also prophesied that this salvation would be accomplished by a sword of sorrow that would pierce the Immaculate Heart of Mary, prophesying that she would suffer greatly along with her son to bring about the salvation of mankind. Canonical account   The story of the Presentation is told in Luke 2:22-29. Mary and Joseph were faithful Jews who observed all the religious laws and customs of Moses.  An important custom was for all Jewish couples