My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me.

I adore you with profound reverence.

I ask your pardon for my sins, and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.

My immaculate mother, St. Joseph, my father and Lord,

my guardian angel, intercede for me.

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.

Upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom,

a light has shone.

And this is what we celebrate to date.

After a long trip, a long journey, throughout history,

we finally encounter you.

And the event that happened 2,000 years ago is both historic, is a fact, and it is also an open

book for me, Jesus.

And today, thinking about the first nativity scene, the first figurines that were put in the

history of humanity by you, I want to give you thanks.

First of all, Jesus, God the Father, Holy Spirit, I want to give you thanks for coming.

I really want to appreciate that. And also I want to give you thanks for coming. I really want to appreciate that. And also I want to

thank you for the secondary elements, secondary protagonists of this event. And maybe in my prayer

today, entering into Bethlehem, entering into Stead's table, I want to look first

of all at Joseph and Mary and learn from them. The gospel says in those days, a decree was sent

out from Caesar Augustus and he was commanding the whole empire to be enrolled.

And Joseph, seeing Mary pregnant, almost at the very end of her pregnancy,

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