Item 0358 - Anno Domini 1951

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The quite unusual format of this calendar is made up of three inserts, with four pages each. On the first insert, one finds depicted the Baby Jesus sleeping on a bed with little angels around Him and on the back is a picture of two angels by the seaside, who have built a sand mount and the Child Jesus is placing a Cross at the summit. On the inside, one finds Christmas Greetings from the Jesus of Nazareth Institute of Zejtun to all friends and benefactors. On the right hand side of these greeting one finds a quote from the Roman Breviary for all deceased benefactors. The second insert contains one finds a religious calendar for the months of January, February and March on the front page and the months of October, November, December at the back. The middle pages of this insert depict a young Christ the Shepherd entering someone's property while on the right hand side a small girl, accompanied by two others, is placing flowers infront of an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary in a mountainous region. The third and last insert contains the religious calendar for the remaining months, i.e. April, May and June on the front page and July, August and September on the back page. In the middle pages, one finds one whole landscape painting depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus on Her lap tending sheep and poultry with a church in the background. The calendar pages are in black and white and at the top are adorned with the sacrificial Lamb of God (Agnus Dei), symbol of the Crucified Christ with blood gushing out from its side. There are also printed the letters Alpha and Omega - the first and last letter of the Greek alphabet meaning the beginning and the end, referred to by Jesus Christ and found in the Book of Revelation 1: 8. There is also written in Latin under these two symbols "Ego-sum-Via-Veritas-et-Vita" meaning "I am the way, the truth and the life" - words preached by Jesus Christ and found in the Gospel of John 14: 6. At the bottom of all calendar pages, one finds small boxes with flowers. All these three inserts are held together with a cotton ribbon and when opened in the right way, they form a whole systematic calendar of the year 1951.

• Italian
• Latin
• Maltese