The Incarnation

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  Word of God  
 
The true light, which enlightens everyone,
was coming into the world.
John 1:9
 


From Bethlehem comes the light that illumines the world.

 
St. Luigi Guanella, 20th century

 
 
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A child shall be born for us.
cf. Isaiah 9:5
 


Blessed is the one in whose heart Christ is born daily.

 
St. Jerome, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
God has sent his Son into the world.
cf. Galatians 4:4
 


For love’s sake, God became visible to us.

 
St. Clement of Alexandria, 2nd century

 
 
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The Word...
made his dwelling among us.
John 1:14
 


God took flesh among us that we might see him.

 
St. Peter Chrysologus, 5th century

 
 
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You will find an infant...
lying in a manger.
Luke 2:12
 


Whoever remains close to the manger,
during the Christmas Octave,
will melt with love in seeing this little Infant
in so poor a place.

 
St. Francis de Sales, 17th century

 
 
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A Savior has been born for you.
Luke 2:11
 


It was out of love
that the Son of God came down from heaven.

 
St. Peter Damian, 11th century

 
 
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God is with us.
Matthew 1:23
 


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.

 
Bl. Charles de Foucauld, 20th century

 
 
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A little child is born for us.
Isaiah 9:6
 


O Lord, you entered a lowly cradle in Bethlehem
and created paradise within a stable.

 
St. Thomas of Villanova, 16th century

 

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