"And when eight days were completed for the circumcision of the Child, His name was called Jesus, the name given by th…"

"Maravigliando a quel celeste avviso | vanno i pastor dell'abituro in traccia, | e del nato Fanciul. Di accese tede | …"

"So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now g…"

"Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And b…"

"Ma non lungi di là sotto alta rupe | pastorelli a guardar la gregge intesi, | tutta in pio ragionar traean la notte; …"

"Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and ha…"

"Mary and Joseph take Jesus to the temple to present him to the Lord, but no sooner have they entered than a man and a…"

"Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His …"

"To prevent the heresy of heretics who deny his true humanity, Jesus Christ wanted to subject himself to our miseries;…"

"I am not at all surprised that the Passion has been declared an excess. And in fact, it is an excess of love on the p…"