On Imitating the Shepherds
When the Lord and Saviour was born in Bethlehem, as the sacred history of the Gospel bears witness, the angel of the Lord appeared with a great light to shepherds who were watching and keeping watch by night over their flocks, and declared to the world that the Sun of justice had arisen, not only by the voice in heavenly utterance, but also by the brightness of the divine light. We should know that nowhere in the whole course of Old Testament Scripture do we find that angels appeared with light, though they frequently appeared to human beings; but this privilege was properly kept for this…
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