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The true light, which enlightens everyone,
was coming into the world.
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John 1:9 |
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From Bethlehem comes the light that illumines the world.
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St. Luigi Guanella, 20th century
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A child shall be born for us. |
cf. Isaiah 9:5 |
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Blessed is the one in whose heart Christ is born daily.
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St. Jerome, 5th century
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God has sent his Son into the world. |
cf. Galatians 4:4 |
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For love’s sake, God became visible to us.
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St. Clement of Alexandria, 2nd century
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The Word...
made his dwelling among us. |
John 1:14 |
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God took flesh among us that we might see him.
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St. Peter Chrysologus, 5th century
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You will find an infant...
lying in a manger. |
Luke 2:12 |
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Whoever remains close to the manger,
during the Christmas Octave,
will melt with love in seeing this little Infant
in so poor a place.
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St. Francis de Sales, 17th century
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A Savior has been born for you. |
Luke 2:11 |
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It was out of love
that the Son of God came down from heaven.
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St. Peter Damian, 11th century
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God is with us. |
Matthew 1:23 |
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It is good to be beside the crib with Mary and Joseph.
In the little cave, lit by the light of Jesus...
it is sweet, and warm, and light.
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Bl. Charles de Foucauld, 20th century
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A little child is born for us. |
Isaiah 9:6 |
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O Lord, you entered a lowly cradle in Bethlehem
and created paradise within a stable.
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St. Thomas of Villanova, 16th century
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