1.) Event number one is my birth, I was born in the U.A.E., on June 25 2001. The parallel in Jesus’s life is his birth in Bethlehem, which we celebrate on Christmas, which will be Dec. 25 2016 this liturgical year. As a symbol I drew a manger which is where Jesus was born.
2.) Event two is my family’s move to Toronto, Ontario in Dec 2004, when I was 3 years old. The parallel in Jesus’s life is when Joseph and Mary flee to Egypt with baby Jesus, due to King Herod trying to kill infant boys (Matthew 2: 13-15). The symbol I drew was a pyramid, which just represents Egypt.
3.) Event three is my Baptism, which was a little unusual because I was four at the time. The parallel to this is Jesus’s Baptism in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. We celebrate …show more content…
The parallel to this is the last Supper where Jesus gave the disciples the Body and Bread of Christ. We celebrate this on Holy Thursday, which is Mar. 24/16 this liturgical year. The symbol for this event is a loaf of bread, which represents the Body of Christ.
9.) Event nine is me winning 3 chess tournaments over 3 years. And I could not find a parallel for this event.
10.) Event ten is the birth of my cousin, Mia, on Feb. 14/12. The parallel to this is the birth of John the Baptist who was Jesus’s second cousin. I drew John at the Jordan River in the wilderness, which is where John baptized Jesus.
11.) Event eleven is my Confirmation in Gr. 7. The parallel to this is when Jesus filled the disciples with the Holy Spirit. We celebrate this as Pentecost, which will be May 15/16 this liturgical year. The symbol for Pentecost is a Paschal candle because it represents Easter.
12.) Event twelve is my family’s move to North Vancouver in 2014. The parallel to this in Jesus’s life is when Jesus went throughout Israel preaching the Word of God. The symbol for this is a bullhorn, which represents Jesus speaking and teaching many