In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled.This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock. The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were struck with great fear. The angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.
For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger."
And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying:
"Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests."
When the angels went away from them to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us."
So they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child.
All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. (Luke 2:1-19 NAB)
This morning while praying the scriptural way of the rosary the Holy Spirit broke open my heart. I was able to see our Lord Jesus as the helpless baby in His mother's arms come as our Peace. My Peace and your Peace, our Peace announced by the Angels come down from Heaven. They are the first ones in spreading the Good news with Holy Adoration by pointing the way to the Baby born in Bethlehem. The Creator has come to Earth under the illuminating rays of a bright Star so all can see His face and worship Him.
Our Creator comes to us as a baby in the arms of His Loving Mother who was filled up with Grace. The darkness of our disordered lives and altar-egos of trying to know good from evil and trying to obey the law through our own self determination now exposed in the Light of His coming. The Promise One of all the ages and of all Good the "I AM" is before us. His flesh is now with us. Baby Jesus body, blood, soul and divinity, now smiling in the arms of His Mother Mary and Saint Joseph at her side. He is the Baby of all babies. There is no other baby like Him. This Baby in the arms of our Mother Mary is the Head of the Church and the Creator of the Universe from which all unity and Loves flows. Truly God has emptied Himself and entrusted Mary and Joseph with Holy parental protection under angelic guidance. This Holy Family brings to us the key to the Kingdom seen on the face of Mary when she looks deep into her Son's eyes and sees His Father. She has no words on her lips, but can only ponder what she is experiencing in her heart with holy adoration. The fullness of Life that establishes Peace to all the world past, present, and future is looking back at her with total dependency and trust. This Baby is the Bread of heaven come down to feed us the Fathers Love!
Rejoice and again I say Rejoice!
O’ Come all you Faithful and let us Adore Him!
Joy to the World!
Peace of Christ to All,
Francis AmbroseT
