Operation Christmas Child®

Explaining The Bible on Instagram: "The Virgin and Child with a Pomegranate (ca. 1480–1500), produced in the workshop of the renowned Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli, is a tender devotional painting (often in tondo or circular format) depicting the Virgin Mary gently holding the infant Jesus. The Christ Child prominently holds or reaches for a split pomegranate, from which seeds spill out, while Mary supports Him lovingly. Surrounded sometimes by angels, the composition uses soft co

a catholic diary ♱ on Instagram: "nativity scenes hold a special place in our churches because they remind us of the heart of Christmas: God chose to come to us in humility. displayed near our altars and sanctuaries, the Nativity helps us contemplate the mystery of the Incarnation and that Christ was born not in splendor, but in simplicity and love. the Church displays nativity scenes so we can see, remember, and enter into that moment again and again. they invite us to kneel with Mary and Josep