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Behold,
a virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and his name shall be called Emmanuel,
which means, 'God with us'.'
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| Matthew 1:23 |
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How marvelous a condescension of God
to come down from heaven in quest of man.
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St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century
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When the fullness of time had come,
God sent his Son, born of a woman. |
| Galatians 4:4 |
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Christ was conceived in the womb of Mary
and became man
to reveal the eternal love of the Creator and Father,
and to make known the dignity of each one of us.
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Pope John Paul II, 20th century
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The child to be born will be called holy,
the Son of God.
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| Luke 1:35 |
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Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary,
in order that he might also be born and grow
in the hearts of the faithful.
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St. Augustine, 5th century
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He will not break a bruised reed;
he will not quench a smoldering wick,
until he brings justice to victory. |
| Matthew 12:20 |
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Christ’s first coming was to fulfill his plan of love,
to teach by gentle persuasion.
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St Cyril of Jerusalem, 4th century
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| May it be done to me according to your word. |
| Mary; Luke 1:38 |
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Mary, with her 'yes',
opened the door of our world to God himself.
She became the living Ark of the Covenant, in whom God took flesh,
became one of us, and pitched his tent among us.
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His Holiness, Benedict XVI
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I ascend to my Father and to your Father,
to my God and to your God.
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| Jesus; John 20:17 |
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He, who for our sake became like us
in order to make us his brothers,
now presents to his true Father his own humanity
in order to draw all his kindred up after him.
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St. Gregory of Nyssa, 4th century
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God so loved the world
that he gave his only Son. |
| John 3;16 |
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May Mary help us to recognize the face of the Child of Bethlehem,
the Divine Redeemer, who came into the world
to reveal to us the authentic face of God.
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His Holiness, Benedict XVI
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The Word...
made his dwelling among us. |
| John 1:14 |
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God sent his Word among us
to save us through persuasion rather than violence,
for there is no violence in God.
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Letter to Diognetus, 2nd century
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