Reason #3: The circumcision was a foreshadowing of our Lord’s sacrifice. Christ shed his blood for the sins of man. This, as C.S. Lewis would say, is mere Christianity.

Our artistic commentary will focus on the circumcision. Circumcision is the bodily sign of belonging to God’s covenant with his people. It was the sign of incorporation into that covenant.

On January 1, eight days after the Holy Nativity of our Lord, we celebrate His Circumcision, one of the Feasts of the Lord, on which—in accordance with Hebrew tradition—He received the name "Jesus": ...

Built between 1593 and 1609 by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), the church, dedicated to the Circumcision of Our Lord, was remodelled in the baroque style after sustaining damage in an explosion in ...