Adoration of Shepherds – Ribera Birth-Holy Family denoting the Blessed Mother as

denoting the Blessed Mother as the Woman of the Apocalypse foretold in Revelation 12:1

together with the holy woman Anna and other people in the Temple

with his face bowed to the ground and his lance cast down

This artwork by Tissot shows the proud pharisee praying at the front of the Temple

Adoration of Shepherds – Ribera Birth-Holy Family denoting the Blessed Mother asThe shepherds and their animals, from the hills outside Bethlehem, come to adore the Baby Jesus on the day of His Birth, just as the sun rises over the hills. As the angels predicted to them, the shepherds find the Christ Child lying in a manger, watched over by His reverent Mother. Artwork by the artist J. Ribera Usage note: This digital Catholic art download is useful for personal devotional projects and for Catholic parishes, schools, apostolates,