The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ
December 25 / January 7
Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, was born of the Most Holy Virgin Mary in the city of Bethlehem during the reign of the emperor Augustus (Octavian) (Luke 2:
Having given birth to the Divine Infant without travail, the Most Holy Virgin “wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger” (Luke 2:7). In the stillness of midnight (Wisdom of Solomon
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High in the skies is a star which sends down a single shaft towards the baby Jesus. This star is being followed by the Magi, the wise Persians from the East, who are bearing gifts to the Christ. On the right, the shepherds – people not regarded by anyone else – are the first to be given the Good News of Jesus’ birth. The shepherds are seen praising and offering veneration to the