{"id":7236,"date":"2022-12-12T21:11:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T19:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peregabriel.org\/saintamaria\/?p=7236"},"modified":"2022-12-12T21:11:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T19:11:30","slug":"the-christmas-story-the-birth-of-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peregabriel.org\/saintamaria\/7236\/","title":{"rendered":"The Christmas Story: The Birth of Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><center><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"color: #eed46f;\">The Story of Christ&#8217;s Birth<\/span><span style=\"color: #eed46f;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #eed46f;\">\u00a0Luke 2:1-20<\/span><\/span><\/center><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #eed46f; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><br \/>\n<b>And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"color: #eed46f; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/llerrah.com\/images\/josephmary.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"137\" height=\"117\" border=\"0\" \/><\/b><\/span><\/center><span style=\"color: #eed46f; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><b><br \/>\nSo it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered.<\/b><\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/llerrah.com\/images\/jesusmanger.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"143\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/center><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Then the angel said to them, Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/llerrah.com\/images\/angelwithjesus.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/center><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u00a0Glory to God in the highest, <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!<\/span><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/llerrah.com\/images\/angelspraising.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"130\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/llerrah.com\/images\/marybabyjesus.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"135\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/center><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #eed46f; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/llerrah.com\/images\/shepardstar.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/llerrah.com\/images\/starbar.gif\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/llerrah.com\/images\/starbar.gif\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/llerrah.com\/images\/starbullet1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"125\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"links\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Story of Christ&#8217;s Birth \u00a0Luke 2:1-20 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 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