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On entering the house,
they saw the child with Mary his mother;
and they knelt down and paid him homage. |
| Matthew 2:11 |
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Today the Magi find One
whom the whole universe cannot contain
now enclosed in a tiny body.
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St. Peter Chrysologus, 5th century
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We have seen his star in the East,
and have come to worship him. |
| Matthew 2:2 |
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The faith of the Magi
is the first fruits of the faith of the gentiles.
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St. Peter Chrysologus, 5th century
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The Word became flesh
and dwelt among us. |
| John 1:14 |
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God took flesh among us that we might see him.
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St. Peter Chrysologus, 5th century
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The dawn from on high
shall break upon us. |
| Luke 1:78 |
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After the long centuries of dreadful night,
the eternal day, our Christ, shone forth.
The world had long awaited the splendor of his dawning.
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St. Peter Chrysologus, 5th century
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| The Lord your God is in your midst. |
| Zephaniah 3:17 |
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In choosing to be born for us,
God chose to be known by us.
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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 becoming man is the great message of his love.
In it, we humans see God’s face.
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St. Hildegard of Bingen, 12th century
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| Emmanuel, God is with us. |
| Matthew 1:23 |
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God himself
descended to be near those who are saddened,
to be with us in our tribulation.
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St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century
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Behold, a virgin shall be with child
and bear a son.
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| Matthew 1:23 |
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Awake! For your sake God has become man.
You would have suffered eternal death
if he had not been born in time.
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St. Augustine, 5th century
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