“O Divine Redeemer Jesus Christ…I believe thou art the God
of infinite majesty, even though I see thee here as a helpless babe. Humbly I adore and thank thee for having so
humbled thyself for my salvation as to will to be born in a stable. I thank thee for all thou didst wish to
suffer for me in Bethlehem, for thy poverty and humility, for thy nakedness,
tears, cold and sufferings.
Would that I could show thee that tenderness which thy
Virgin Mother had toward thee, and love thee as she loved thee. Would that I could praise thee with the joy
of the angels; that I could kneel before thee with the faith of St. Joseph; the
simplicity of the shepherds. Uniting
myself with these first worshippers at the crib, I offer thee the homage of my
heart, and I beg that thou wouldest be born spiritually in my soul. Give me, I pray thee, the virtues of thy
blessed Nativity…”
(Excerpt from “Visit to the Christmas Crib,” St Augustine’s
Prayer Book)
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