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The unfinished chapels of Batalha Monastery; construction was abandoned in 1533 and the vaulted ceiling was never concluded. Counting the Cost[a] is a passage in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 14:25–33) [1] which includes a pair of parables told by Jesus. The first title comes from the phrase "count the cost", which occurs in the King James Version ...
3. Luke 14 is the fourteenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records one miracle performed by Jesus Christ on a Sabbath day, followed by his teachings and parables, [1] where he "inculcates humility ... and points out whom we should invite to our feasts, if we expect spiritual remuneration". [2]
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary by Tintoretto, 1570s. Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary, in art usually called Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, and other variant names, is a Biblical episode in the life of Jesus in the New Testament which appears only in Luke's Gospel (Luke 10:38–42), immediately after the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37). [1]
The Catholic Church believes the Holy Spirit descended upon Mary, the mother of Jesus, at the same time, as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 1:14). [ 3 ] Pentecost is one of the Great feasts in the Eastern Orthodox Church , a Solemnity in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church , a Festival in the Lutheran Churches , and a Principal ...
Transfiguration of Jesus. The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event described in the New Testament, where Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant in glory upon a mountain. [1][2] The Synoptic Gospels (Matthew 17:1–8, Mark 9:2–13, Luke 9:28–36) recount the occasion, and the Second Epistle of Peter also refers to it (2 Peter 1:16–18).
Meeting of the Lord, Russian Orthodox icon, 15th century. The event is described in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 2:22–40).According to the gospel, Mary and Joseph took the Infant Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem forty days (inclusive) after his birth to complete Mary's ritual purification after childbirth, and to perform the redemption of the firstborn son, in obedience to the Torah (Leviticus ...
The ascension is detailed in both Luke and Acts, a pair of works ascribed to the same author, Luke the Evangelist: [14] [7] Luke 24:51: Jesus leads the eleven remaining disciples to Bethany, a village on the Mount of Olives, and instructs them to remain in Jerusalem until the coming of the Holy Spirit: "And it came to pass, while he blessed ...
2026 date. March 29 (Western) April 5 (Eastern) Palm Sunday is the Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels. [ 3 ] Its name originates from the palm branches waved by the crowd to greet and honor Jesus ...