O Word of God, you have come from the mouth of God to be the life for all people.
From the prayer of the sixth day of the Maronite Christmas Novena.
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You left the glory of your divinity and loved the lowliness of our human nature to become our model of humility and lowliness.
From the prayer of the fifth day of the Maronite Christmas Novena. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who lived in a land of gloom a light has shone. Isaiah 9:1
"By dwelling in the womb of your mother, you have made her the most pure and glorious of all virgins."
From the prayer of the fourth day of the Maronite Christmas Novena. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. John 1:9
Image: Detail from a mosaic in the Rosary Basilica of Lourdes. Photo by: Fr Lawrence Lew, O.P. on Flickr “We implore you, through your pure nativity and through the intercession of your Mother and Saint Joseph, your chosen one, to teach us perfect obedience to your holy commandments...” From the prayer of the third day of the Maronite Christmas Novena.
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign; the young woman, pregnant and about to bear a son, shall name him Emmanuel. Isaiah 7:14
"O Hope of the Fathers and Expectation of the People, through your birth you have given us hope."
From the prayer of the second day of the Maronite Christmas Novena. Image: Fr Lawrence Lew, O.P. on Flickr But you, Bethlehem-Ephrathah, least among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel; whose origin is from of old, from ancient times. Micha 5:1
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