That is the reason Jesus came.

 
Bl. Teresa of Calcutta, 20th century

Through the Eternal One
who was born for us in time,
let us faithfully long for the day eternal.

 
St Augustine, 5th century

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 humankind to find Christ.

 
St. Leo the Great, 5th century

God is not beggardly;
for the sake of his own glory
he has given us a share in his own divinity.

 
St. Hippolytus, 3rd century

Christ was born for us in order to stay with us
and to offer to each one who opens to him
the door of his or her heart
the gift of his joy, his peace, his love.

 
His Holiness, Benedict XVI

The grace of God overflowed at the birth of Christ,
so that each single soul might be enlightened
by his truth.

 
St. John Chrysostom, 4th century

Today the Virgin gives birth to him who is above all being;
to us there has been born a little Child,
God before the ages.

 
St. Romanos the Melodist, 6th century

Just as the kindness of God appeared
as something beyond all hope and expectation,
so we can, if we repent,
hope for a similar manifestation of God's mercy
at the judgment.

 
St. Thomas Aquinas, 13th century