And she brought forth her firstborn Son and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields keeping watch over their flock by night And behold an angel of the Lord stood before them and the glory of the Lord shone around them and they were greatly afraid Then the angel said to them Do not be afraid for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior who is Christ the Lord And this will be the sign to you You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths lying in a manger

For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy For I have betrothed you to one husband that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ But I fear lest somehow as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ

For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy For I have betrothed you to one husband that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ But I fear lest somehow as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ

And when He had sent them away He departed to the mountain to pray

And when He had sent them away He departed to the mountain to pray

A fire shall always be burning on the altar it shall never go out

So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night because the sun had set And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head and he lay down in that place to sleep

But when the set time had fully come God sent his Son born of a woman born under the law

For with God nothing will be impossible And Esau said to his father ldquo Have you only one blessing my father Bless me mdash me also O my father rdquo And Esau lifted up his voice and wept Then Isaac his father answered and said to him ldquo Behold your dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth And of the dew of heaven from above By your sword you shall live And you shall serve your brother And it shall come to pass when you become restless That you shall break his yoke from your neck rdquo

On the same day when evening had come He said to them ldquo Let us cross over to the other side rdquo But He was in the stern asleep on a pillow And they awoke Him and said to Him ldquo Teacher do You not care that we are perishing rdquo Then He arose and rebuked the wind and said to the sea ldquo Peace be still rdquo And the wind ceased and there was a great calm