This is meant to be a prayerful and non-argumentative preparation for the Nativity of Our Lord at Christmas.
Advent Series A
According to that which I’ve received, two Gospel texts are given for reading in the midst of those who are baptized into Christ Jesus: Matthew 21:1-11 and Matthew 24:36-44. My local parish will be hearing Matthew 21:1-11, how the Creator took upon Himself to serve in every way, choosing the lowly route as opposed to what the world would expect.
It does the heart good to know the coming Church Year will bring into the hearing of Christ’s Holy People that which is recorded in St. Matthew’s Gospel, if for no other reason than the Holy Spirit caused this former tax collector to tie everything into the texts received from Moses through Adam.
The LORD bless all who receive and meditate upon His Word.
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my question....unless all the stories of the birth of Jesus, the angelic choirs, the wise men, we three kings, the later circumcision of Jesus, his separation from His parents when He was preaching etc. etc. unless all these stories were passed on to the evangalists by either Mary or Joseph, how did they know that they happened....none of them were in Bethlehem when Jesus was born....how did they come to know that He was born in a stable????
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unless Mary or joseph, especially the revelation to Joseph that the Holy Spirit had impregnated Mary, were narrated to the evangalists, how would they have ever known them????All the birth and laid in a manger ...how could anyone have possible known that unless eitherMary or Joseph told them the story??