Silence and suffering: the Maccabees: Israel, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Lamentations
God's peace campaign: Zechariah, Jerusalem, Luke 1:5-25
Formed by Galilee: Mary: Nazareth, Luke 1:26-38
Mothers of Advent: Mary and Elizabeth: Ein Kerem, Luke 1:39-56
A hospitable birth in a hard economy: Caesar's census, Jesus's birth: Bethlehem, Luke 2:1-7
Visible and invisible: shepherds and angels: Bethlehem, Luke 2:8-21
Generations: Joseph: Bethlehem, Matthew 1:18-25
Unexpected hope: Herod, Magi, and a star: Bethlehem, Matthew 2:1-12
Even after God arrived: the Holy family, Mother Rachel, and the slaughter of the innocents: Bethlehem and Egypt, Matthew 2:13-18
Homeland, but not a home: Holy family, return from Egypt: Nazareth, Matthew 2:19-23.