Everything Needed to Present Each Moment in the Infancy Narratives of the Gospels

• 3-D resin figures, painted or unpainted
• Dioramas for each narrative made of wood or plaster as appropriate; dioramas include accessories as appropriate
• Scripture booklets which contain the appropriate verses of Scripture and relevant maps
• Downloadable tracing packets that include images to trace, a piece of art to view, select Scripture verses to copy, a summary of the narrative, and related prayers as appropriate. 

3-D Models

Hand-crafted models made from resin that hardens into a smooth, inflexible, white figure.  Figures can be painted at additional expense to the customer.  Our gratitude to GardenofFrancis.com, with which we partner to provide these excellent 3-D models!

Size: Our 3d adult figures are 4 to 4 & 1/2 inches tall, standing. 

• Annunciation to Mary: Kneeling Mary, Angel
• Visitation to Elizabeth: Mary and Elizabeth
  
• Nativity of Jesus: Kneeling Mary, Kneeling Joseph, manger, Baby
• Nativity of Jesus: Baby and Manger only
• Adoration of the Shepherds: 2 shepherds, 1 angel, 5 sheep
  
• Presentation in the Temple: Joseph, Mary, movable baby, Simeon, Anna, turtle dove offering
• Adoration of the Magi (Adoration of the Wise Men): 3 Kings, Mary, Baby
  
• Flight into Egypt: Mary, Baby, Joseph

Dioramas

Wooden pieces to dioramas are quarter inch plywood.

• Annunciation to Mary: wooden Mary's house consists of double-arched front wall and two side walls, but no back wall.  Attachable Holy Spirit dove is included.
• Visitation of Elizabeth: wooden Elizabeth's house consists of courtyard floor with a house on one side, represented by one front wall with door and one side wall, and on the other side an outside wall with gate.
• Nativity of Jesus: plaster cave-style stable with roof, sides, and back but wooden floor.
• Adoration of the Shepherds: green-painted, square wooden base with 5 insertable wooden walls engraved to look like stone and formed into a pentagonal sheep pen.  This diorama is intended to be used in conjunction with the Nativity diorama.
• Presentation in the Temple: wooden floor and steps, covered by porch canopy resting on two wooden rectangles engraved to look like pillars; back wall includes two more engravings of pillars and an engraved depiction of the Temple altar.
• Adoration of the Magi (Adoration of the Wise Men): three-sided house with no front.  Attachable star, as well as the 3 gifts made of resin, are included.
• Flight into Egypt: wooden base with engraved path and wooden back with engraved depiction of Bethlehem on one side and engraved signpost with arrows pointing to Bethlehem and to Egypt on the other.

Infancy Narrative Scripture Booklets

Bound along the side, each Infancy Narrative booklet contains strong glossy paper. 

Each historical account includes a map of Israel as the first internal page, with the three most key cities of Jesus' life marked. You may then add the symbols and indicators appropriate to your environment to indicate the actual location of each event.

Downloadables:

Each packet includes print and cursive versions; may be printed full size or print two-to-a-page.

Annunciation: 

• Scripture verse(s): Luke 1:31, 38a
• Artwork: "Annunciation" 1660-1665 by Bartolome Esteban Murillo
• Prayer: Luke 1:28b
• Tracing image: 

Visitation: 

• Scripture verse(s): Luke 1:41a
• Artwork: "The Meeting of Mary and Elizabeth" 1866 by Carl Heinrich Bloch 
• Prayer: Luke 1:42b, 46-47, 48
• Tracing image: 

Nativity: 

• Scripture verse(s): Luke 2:7
• Artwork: "The Nativity" by Lorenzo Lotto
• Prayer: Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold. (From the St. Andrew Christmas Novena)
• Tracing image:

Adoration of the Shepherds: 

• Scripture verse(s): Luke 2:11, 16
• Artwork: "The Adoration of the Shepherds" 1510 by Giovanni Agostino da Lodi
• Prayer: Luke 2:14
• Tracing image: 

Presentation in the Temple: 

• Scripture verse(s): Luke 2:22b
• Artwork: "The Presentation of the Christ Child in the Temple" by Ludovico Carracci ca. 1605
• Prayers: Luke 2:30; The Nunc Dimittis
• Tracing image: 

Adoration of the Magi (Adoration of the Wise Men): 

• Scripture verse(s): Matthew 2: 2, 10-11a, 11c
• Artwork: "Adoration of the Magi" by Abraham Bloemaert (1566 –1651)
• Prayer: Christ Jesus, You have come, bringing the joyful news: peace to those who were far off; peace to those who are near. (cf. Roman Breviary, 1975, Midday Antiphon for Epiphany)
  All nations will see the glory of Your holy One.  All the kings of the earth will acknowledge Your majesty. (Roman Breviary, 1975, Midday Responsory for Epiphany)
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Flight into Egypt: 

• Scripture verse: Matthew 2:14
• Artwork: "Flight into Egypt" by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld  (1794–1872)
• Prayer: Sweet Jesus, the Prophet Isaiah said, "the Lord is riding on a swift cloud on His way to Egypt; the idols of Egypt tremble before Him, the hearts of the Egyptians melt within them" (Isaiah 19:1).  May the idols within us also tremble when we invite You into our hearts, and may our hearts likewise melt for love of You. (Priest, Diocese of Covington)
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