And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks atnight. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone aroundthem, and they were terr...  Read More

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entireRoman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor ofSyria.) And everyone wen...  Read More

“Jesus said, I am the light of the world; ‘he who follows me will notwalk in darkness, but will have the light of life’ ” - John 8:12This first candle reminds us of the light of HOPE of the prophets.T...  Read More

His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,because he has come to his people and redeemed them.He has raised up a horn of salvation f...  Read More

When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. Her neighborsand relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.On the eighth day they came ...  Read More

At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where sheentered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,the baby leaped in her wom...  Read More

“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.So the holy one to be born wi...  Read More

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever;His kingdom will never end.Luk...  Read More

In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s nam...  Read More

But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John. He will be a joy and delight to you, and man...  Read More

“Jesus said, I am the light of the world; ‘he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life’ ” - John 8:12 This first candle reminds us of the light of HOPE of the prophet...  Read More

The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way a voice of one calling...  Read More