In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that
all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrolment, when Quirinius
was governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city.
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of
Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he
was of the house and lineage of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed,
who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to be
delivered. And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in
swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them
in the inn (Lk 2:1-7).
According
to the Catechism of the Catholic Church,
"Jesus was born in a humble stable, into a poor family. Simple shepherds
were the first witnesses to this event. In this poverty heaven's glory was made
manifest" (CCC, 525). The Savior, Son of Man was born to a
Virgin, and all of creation rejoiced!
While
meditating on the Nativity, say one Our Father, 10 Hail Mary’s, and a Glory Be.
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