Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Merry Christmas : St. Luke's Story of Christmas

Dear readers, I wish for each of you a blessed and peaceful holiday season. And for and from those of us who are Christians, I send you wishes for a Merry Christmas full of the joys of family and love and faith in the merciful God Who sent us his Son. ~~~~~ My favorite recounting of the birth of Jesus is in St. Luke's Gospel, verses 8-14. I offer it to you here, along with the French version for our French readers. And at the end, you can listen to Silent Night in its original German, Stille Nacht, sung by the Vienna Boys Choir. May God's love be with all of us of every faith at this holy season. ~~~~~ Luke 2:8-14. 8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night 9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people 11 for unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. ~~~~~ Luc 2:8-14. 8 Il y avait, dans cette même contrée, des bergers qui passaient dans les champs les veilles de la nuit pour garder leurs troupeaux. 9 Et voici, un ange du Seigneur leur apparut, et la gloire du Seigneur resplendit autour d'eux. Ils furent saisis d'une grande frayeur. 10 Mais l'ange leur dit: Ne craignez point; car je vous annonce une bonne nouvelle qui sera pour tout le peuple le sujet d'une grande joie: 11 c'est qu'aujourd'hui, dans la ville de David, il vous est né un Sauveur, qui est le Christ, le Seigneur. 12 Et voici à quel signe vous le reconnaîtrez: vous trouverez un enfant emmailloté et couché dans une crèche. 13 Et soudain il se joignit à l'ange une multitude de l'armée céleste, louant Dieu et disant: 14 Gloire à Dieu dans les lieux très hauts, Et paix sur la terre parmi les hommes qu'il agrée. ~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9JXATSbywc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

4 comments:

  1. Merry Christmas Casey Pops. And thank you for a most pleasant and enjoyable year. You help make the best out of a some what misguided year of politics, government and finance.

    May your Christmas be a celebration of the true meaning of this most perfect holiday.

    From the bottom of my sons and my heart Thank You again.

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  2. MERRY CHRISTMAS to all the readers of Casey Pops. May your holiday's be peaceful and happy.

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  3. John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life”. John 3:16:


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