"And coming to her, he said, 'Hail favored one! The Lord is with you...Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.'"    (Luke 1:28, 30b)

" ...and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out with a loud voice and said, 'Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb." (Luke 1:41b-42)

"...and she gave birth to her firstborn Son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn." (Luke 2:7)

"When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, they took Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord." (Luke 2:22)

"After three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions." (Luke 2:46)

"After Jesus was baptized, He came up from the water and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove coming upon Him. And a voice came from the heavens, saying, ' This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.'" (Matt. 3:16-17)

"Jesus told them, 'Fill the jars with water.' So they filled them to the brim. Then He told them, 'Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.' So they took it. And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine...the headwaiter called the bridegroom and said to him, 'Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now.' " (John 2:7-10)

"He said to the paralytic, 'I say to you rise, pick up your mat, and go home.' He rose, picked up his mat at once, and went away in the sight of everyone. They were all astounded and glorified God..." (Mark 2:11-12a)

"And He was transfigured before them; His face shone like the sun and His clothes became white as light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, conversing with Him." (Matt. 17:2-3)

"While they were eating, Jesus took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to His disciples said, 'Take and eat; this is My body.' " (Matt. 26:26)

"...His sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground. When He rose from prayer and returned to His disciples, He found them sleeping from grief." (Luke 22:44b-45)

"The Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged." (John 19:1) "From the sole of the foot to the head... Wound and welt and gaping gash..." (Is. 1:6a)

"They stripped off His clothes and threw a scarlet military cloak about Him. Weaving a crown out of thorns, they placed it on His head, and a reed in His right hand...they mocked Him..." (Matt. 27:28-29)

"...and carrying the cross Himself He went out to what is called the Place of the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha." (John 19:17)

"Jesus cried out in a loud voice, 'Father into Your hands I commend My spirit';and when He said this He breathed His last." (Luke 23:46)

"Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for He has been raised just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay." (Matt. 28:5b-6)

"So then the Lord Jesus, after He spoke to them, was taken up into heaven and took His seat at the right hand of God." (Mark 16:19)

"And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind... And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit..." (Acts 2:2a and 4a)

"A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars." (Rev. 12:1)

"You are the glory of Jerusalem...you are the splendid boast of our people. With your own hand You have done all this...May you be blessed by the Lord Almighty forever and ever!" (Judith 15:9b-10a)