Gospel
text (Luke 2,1-14): At
that time the emperor issued a decree for a census of the whole empire to be
taken. This first census was taken while Quirinus was governor of Syria.
Everyone had to be registered in his own town. So everyone set out for his own
city; Joseph too set out from Nazareth of Galilee. As he belonged to the family
of David, being a descendant of his, he went to Judea to David's town of
Bethlehem to be registered with Mary, his wife, who was with child. They were
in Bethlehem when the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth
to a son, her firstborn. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in
the manger, because there was no place for them in the living room.
There were shepherds camping in the countryside, taking turns to watch over their flocks by night. Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared to them, with the Glory of the Lord shining around them. As they were terrified, the angel said to them, «Don't be afraid; I am here to give you good news, great joy for all the people. Today a Savior has been born to you in David's town; He is the Messiah and the Lord. Let this be a sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger». Suddenly the angel was surrounded by many more heavenly spirits, praising God and saying, «Glory to God in the highest; peace on earth for God is blessing humankind».
There were shepherds camping in the countryside, taking turns to watch over their flocks by night. Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared to them, with the Glory of the Lord shining around them. As they were terrified, the angel said to them, «Don't be afraid; I am here to give you good news, great joy for all the people. Today a Savior has been born to you in David's town; He is the Messiah and the Lord. Let this be a sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger». Suddenly the angel was surrounded by many more heavenly spirits, praising God and saying, «Glory to God in the highest; peace on earth for God is blessing humankind».
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