The Beautiful Story Of Jesus

The Beautiful Story

The Gospels come alive luminously illustrated story of the life of Jesus.

The Beautiful Story of Jesus PAULINE Books & Media

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his is the Lord for whom we have waited; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

(Isaiah 25:9)

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Roche, Maïte.

[Belle histoire de Jésus. English] The beautiful story of Jesus / Maïte Roche. -- 1st North American ed. p. cm.

ISBN 0-8198-1177-7 1. Jesus Christ--Biography--Juvenile literature. I. Title.

BT302.R675313 2010 232.9’01--dc22 [B] 2009038190 The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Translated by Marianne Lorraine Trouvé, FSP Originally published in French under the title La belle histoire de Jésus by Groupe Fleurus, Paris, 2007 Copyright © Mame-Edifa, Paris, 2007 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

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First North American edition, 2010 Published by Pauline Books & Media, 50 Saint Paul’s Avenue, Boston, MA 02130-3491 Printed in Korea SJ SIPSKOGUNKYO11-09002 1177-7 www.pauline.org Pauline Books & Media is the publishing house of the Daughters of St. Paul, an international congregation of women religious serving the Church with the communications media.

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od sent the Angel Gabriel to bring wonderful news to Mary, a young girl from Galilee. He came to her house and said to her, “Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.

God has chosen you to be the mother of his Son, Jesus, the Savior. The Holy Spirit will come upon you.”

Mary accepted, saying, “I am the servant of the Lord.”

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ary went to visit her cousin Elizabeth, who was also expecting a baby.

When the women hugged, Elizabeth’s baby, John, leaped for joy inside his mother. Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She understood that Mary’s baby was the Savior.

She cried out, “Mary, you are blessed among all women, and your child is blessed.”

Mary joyously answered, “The Lord has done great things for me!”