The Incarnation

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  Word of God  
 
When the fulness of the time came,
God sent forth His Son, born of a women.
Galatians 4:4
 


You would have suffered everlasting unhappiness
if it had not been for this mercy.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
This is the Lord
for whom we have waited.
Isaiah 25:9
 


God himself came to find and to ransom his servant;
not with gold and silver, but with his precious blood.

 
St. Tychon, 18th century

 
 
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The darkness is passing away
and the true light is already shining.
1 John 2:8
 


The approaching feast of the nativity of Our Lord
illumines the whole world.

 
St. Peter Damien, 11th century

 
 
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His name shall be called Emmanuel,
which means, 'God with us'.
Matthew 1:23
 


How marvelous a condescension of God
to come down from heaven in quest of man.

 
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
May Christ dwell in your hearts.
cf. Ephesians 3:17
 


Christ was born of the flesh;
for your sake, the Maker of time has been made in time.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
God’s dwelling is with the human race;
God himself will always be with them.
Revelation 21:3
 


Behold then, the joy of the whole universe.

 
St. Cyril of Alexandria, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
God sent his Son into the world.
Galatians 4:4
 


Christ was born of the Virgin Mary
in order that he might also be born and grow
in the hearts of the faithful.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
See what love
the Father has given us.
1 John 3:1
 


The Son of God is born;
the Giver of great rewards is at hand.

 
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century

 

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