Mary, Virgin of expectation and fulfillment,
help us to recognize in the child whom you hold,
the heralded Savior, who brings hope and peace to all.

 
Ven. John Paul II, 20th century

We come in hushed reverence to find you as God
and you welcome us as man.
We come unthinkingly to find you as man,
and are blinded by the light of your Godhead.

 
St. Ephraem, 4th century

God becoming man is the great message of his love.
In it, we humans see God’s face.

 
St. Hildegard of Bingen, 12th century

What good is it that Christ was born 2,000 years ago
if he is not born now in your heart?

 
Meister Eckhart, 14th century

Awake, mankind!
For your sake God has become man.
I tell you again: for your sake, God became man.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

The three Kings, proud though they were,
had no sooner seen the tender features of this lovely child,
when, forgetting their high dignity,
they fell down on their knees beside his crib.

 
St. Louis de Montfort, 18th century

Magi fall down and present gifts,
and recognize the King of all.
Let us join in adoration.

 
St. Gregory Nazianzus, 4th century…

Twelve days after the Lord’s birthday,
the Magi, the first fruits of the Gentiles,
came to see and adore Christ
and merited not only to receive their own salvation,
but also to signify the salvation of all nations.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century