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| A child shall 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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Learn from me,
for I am gentle and lowly in heart.
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| Jesus; 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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| God will show all the earth your splendor. |
| Baruch 5:3 |
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He rests humbly in a cradle
but he thunders amid the clouds.
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St. Peter Chrysologus, 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, 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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The Word was made flesh
and dwelt among us. |
| John 1:14 |
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The Word made flesh lived among us,
and redeeming the whole human race,
Christ gave himself entirely.
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St. Leo the Great, 5th century
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| The Word was made flesh. |
| John 1:14 |
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The Son of God became man,
taking a body and soul in the womb of the Virgin
precisely for this reason:
to become the perfect redeeming sacrifice.
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Bl. John Paul II, 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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When the fullness of time had come,
God sent his Son into the world. |
| Cf. Galatians 4:4 |
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Like gentle rain falling upon the earth,
you have come down to save your people.
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Antiphon, Liturgy of the Hours
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