"And this will be a sign for you..."

"For to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.  And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger."  ~Luke 2:11-12

"And now, with what words shall we praise the love of God?  What thanks shall we give?  He so loved us that for our sakes He, through whom time was made, was made in time; and He, older by eternity than the world itself, was younger in age than many of His servants in the world; He, who made man, was made man; He was given existence by a mother whom He brought into existence; He was carried in hands which He formed; He nursed at breasts which He filled; He cried like a babe in the manger in speechless infancy -- this Word without which human eloquence is speechless!"  ~St. Augustine, Sermons for Christmas, #6

O Divine Child of Bethlehem,
only begotten Son of the Father!

We adore You and we praise You

for so loving us that You became flesh
and dwelt among us,
full of grace and truth.
And we rejoice for we have beheld Your glory,
and of Your fullness we have all received,
grace upon grace.

Amen!  Alleluia!
(cf. John 1:14, 16)