Ending week 9 with the Baltimore Catechism: the life of Christ on Earth

Day #45: How did Jesus spend his life on Earth?

When was Christ born? Christ was born of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Christmas Day, in Bethlehem, more than nineteen hundred years ago. How many years did Jesus Christ live on earth? Jesus Christ lived on earth about thirty-three years. How did Jesus Christ spend His life on earth? Jesus Christ spent His childhood, youth and early manhood in the home of His mother Mary and His foster father Joseph, working as a carpenter in the village of Nazareth in Palestine; He spent His last years in the work of His public ministry. What work did Jesus Christ perform in the course of His public ministry? In the course of His public ministry Jesus Christ gave us an example of great virtue, preached the message of salvation, proved the truth of His message through miracles and prophecies, and established the Church with its sacrifice and sacraments for the salvation of men until the end of time.