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The grace of God has appeared.
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| Titus 2:11-14 |
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God becoming man is the great message of his love.
In it, we humans see God’s face.
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St. Hildegard of Bingen, 12th century
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The love of God
has been revealed to us. |
| 1 John 4:9 |
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What good is it that Christ was born 2,000 years ago
if he is not born now in your heart?
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Meister Eckhart, 14th century
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| God is with us. |
| Matthew 1:23 |
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Enclosed within your womb, O Mary is God himself.
He makes his abode in you and came forth from you,
winning joy for all and bestowing God’s light on all.
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St. Sophronius of Jerusalem, 7th century
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The star came to rest over the place
where the child was. |
| Matthew 2:9 |
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The obedience of the star
calls us to imitate its humble service: to be servants,
as best we can, of the grace that invites all to find Christ.
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St. Leo the Great, 5th century
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Learn from me,
for I am gentle and lowly in heart. |
| Matthew 11:29 |
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Let us not be afraid
to be small and humble like the Baby Jesus
so that God’s greatness can shine through us.
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Bl. Teresa of Calcutta, 20th century
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| There is one body and one Spirit. |
| Ephesians 4:4 |
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The Christian is reborn of the same Spirit
of whom Christ was born.
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St. Augustine, 5th century
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| A child will be born for us. |
| Isaiah 9:5 |
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He who made man was made man.
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St. Augustine, 5th century
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| The grace of God has appeared. |
| Titus 2:11 |
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God was incomprehensible, unapproachable, invisible,
and hard to imagine.
He became man, and came close to us in a manger,
so that we could see and understand him.
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St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century
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