12.24.2020 Gospel Luke Chapter 2

The time came for her to deliver her child. She gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped Him in bands of cloth. She laid Him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn.

Now in that region, there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord stood before them and the glory of the Lord shone around them. And they were terrified. The angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy for all the world. For to you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior who is the Messiah, who is the Lord. And this will be the sign, that you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angel, a multitude of the heavenly hosts, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those of good will."

Now when the angel left them and returned, the shepherds said to one another, "Now let us go to Bethlehem and see the things that have taken place of which the Lord has made known to us. And so they went. And there they found Mary and Joseph and the Child lying in the manger. And once they saw, they understood.