by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“… In the Son of the Virgin, ‘wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger’ (Lk 2:12), we acknowledge and adore ‘the Bread which came down from heaven’ (Jn 6:41, 51), the Redeemer who came among us in order to bring life to the world. [] Bethlehem! The city where Jesus was born in fulfilment of the Scriptures, in
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“As we look toward Christmas and ponder the Incarnation, we ought to remember that so profound was truth of the incarnation that the early Church fell to her knees at these words: ‘and He was incarnate by the Holy Spirit, from the virgin Mary, and became man.’ This act of falling to one’s knees at these words is still practiced
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“Our Lord is only seen in this world when He wills. What is surprising about that? Even at the resurrection it was only given to those of pure heart to see God. ‘Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God’ (Mt 5:8). How many persons who are blessed had he not already listed but even so he
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“The #angel #Gabriel was sent from #God to a town of #Galilee called #Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named #Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was #Mary. And coming to her, he said, ‘Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you. … Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor
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