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October 4, 2024 10 mins

The Third Childhood Story – The Nativity   Luke 2:1-20

Joseph and Mary travel to Bethlehem where Mary gives birth to Jesus and an angel appears to nearby shepherds

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Speaker 1 (00:18):
Crown of 12 Stars, precious stories of Jesus and
Mary's life, with the depth ofscripture, but only one,
focusing on one story at a time,so it doesn't take more than 10
minutes normally.
Today we're praying through thethird childhood story, the

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Nativity you might know thisbetter as Christmas.
Let's begin In the name of theFather, the Son and the Holy

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Spirit Amen.
O God, come to my aid.
O Lord, hurry to help me.
Mother Mary, please come, bewith us now and help us to grow
in faith, hope and charity.
Together we pray the Hail Mary.
Hail Mary full of grace.
The Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women andblessed is the fruit of your

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womb, jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, prayfor our sinners now and at the
hour of our death.
Amen.
The Third Childhood Story, theNativity.
Joseph and Mary go to Bethlehem, where Mary gives birth to

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Jesus and an angel appears tonearby shepherds.
We spend a minute to focus onthat story and open our hearts
to God.
Together we pray the Our Father, our Father, who art in heaven,

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hallowed be your name, yourkingdom come.
Your will be done on earth asit is in heaven.
Give us this day our dailybread and forgive us our
trespasses, as we forgive thosewho trespass against us and lead
us not into temptation, butdeliver us from evil.

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Amen.
At that time, the emperorordered a census to be taken
throughout the Roman Empire.
Everyone went to their ownhometown to register.
Joseph and Mary went to andregistered in Bethlehem.

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Hail Mary full of grace.
The Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women andblessed is the fruit of your
womb.
Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, prayfor us sinners now and at the
hour of our death.

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Amen.
While they were there inBethlehem, the time came for
Mary to give birth to her baby.
She wrapped him in swaddlingclothes and laid him in a manger
because there was no place forthem in the inn.
Hail Mary full of grace.

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The Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women andblessed is the fruit of your
womb.
Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, prayfor our sinners now and at the
hour of our death.

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Amen.
Nearby there were shepherds outin the field watching over their
flock.
By night, an angel of the Lordappeared to them and the glory
of the Lord shone around them.
Hail Mary, full of grace.

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The Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women andblessed is the fruit of your
womb, jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, prayfor our sinners now and at the
hour of our death, amen.
The shepherds were filled withfear and the angel said to them

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Be not afraid.
I am here with good news foryou that will bring great joy to
all the people.
Hail Mary, full of grace, theLord is with you.
Blessed are you among women andblessed is the fruit of your
womb, jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, prayfor us sinners now and at the

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hour of our death.
Amen.
This very day, your Saviour wasborn in the city of David,
bethlehem, christ the Lord, andthis is what will prove it to
you.
You will find a baby wrapped inclothes and lying in a manger.
In a manger.

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Hail Mary, full of grace, theLord is with you.
Blessed are you among women andblessed is the fruit of your
womb, jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, prayfor us sinners now and at the
hour of our death, amen.
Suddenly, a great army ofheaven's angels appeared, with

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the angel singing praises to God.
Glory to God in the highest andon earth.
Peace among men with whom he ispleased and on earth, peace
among men with whom he ispleased.
Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women andblessed is the fruit of your

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womb, jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, prayfor our sinners now and at the
hour of our death, amen.
When the angels went away fromthem back into heaven, the
shepherds said to one anotherlet's go to Bethlehem and see

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this thing that has happened,which the Lord has told us.
Hail Mary, full of grace, theLord is with you.
Blessed are you among women andblessed is the fruit of your
womb, jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, prayfor us sinners now and at the

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hour of our death, amen.
So they hurried off and foundMary and Joseph and saw the baby
lying in the manger.
When the shepherds saw him, theytold them what the angel had
said about the child.
Hail Mary, full of grace, theLord is with you.

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Blessed are you among women andblessed is the fruit of your
womb, jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, prayfor us sinners now and at the
hour of our death, amen, amen.
All who heard it were amazed atwhat the shepherds said.
Mary remembered all thesethings and thought deeply about

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them in her heart.
Hail Mary full of grace, theLord is with you.
Blessed are you among women andblessed is the fruit of your
womb, jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, prayfor our sinners now and at the
hour of our death, amen.

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The shepherds went back singingpraises to God for all that
they had seen and heard, and ithad been just as the angel had
told them.
Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with you.

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Blessed are you among women andblessed is the fruit of your
womb.
Jesus, holy Mary, mother of God,pray for our sinners now and at
the hour of our death.
Amen.
Glory be to the Father and tothe Son and to the Holy Spirit.

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As it was in the beginning, isnow and ever shall be world
without end.
Amen.
O, my Jesus, forgive us oursins, save us from the fires of
hell, lead all souls to heaven,especially those in most need of
your mercy.
We'll pray the Our Father forthe Pope's intentions for the

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whole world, the whole church.
Our Father who art in heaven.
Intentions for the whole world,the whole church.
Our Father who art in heaven.
Hallowed be your name, yourkingdom come.
Your will be done on earth asit is in heaven.
Give us this day our dailybread and forgive us our
trespasses, as we forgive thosewho trespass against us and lead

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us not into temptation butdeliver us from evil.
Amen.
We pray all these prayers andthe prayers still in our hearts,
confidently, in the name of theFather and the Son and the Holy
Spirit, amen.
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