A Lenten Journey

Glorious Awakening

"An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them,
 and they were terrified. But the angel said to them,
 'Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.'"
Luke 2:9-10


Heavenly Hosts

"Suddenly a great company of the heavenly hosts appeared with the angel,
 praising God and saying, 'Glory to God in the Highest,
 and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.'"
 Luke 2:13-14


The Journey

"When the angels had left them and gone into heaven,
 the shepherds said to one another, 'Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened,
 which the Lord has told us about.'"
Luke 2:15


Unveiling

"So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger."
Luke 2:16


Coming of the Magi

"After they heard the king, they went on their way,
 and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them
until it stopped over the place where the child was.
When they saw the star, they were overjoyed."
Matthew 2:9-10


Gifts of the Magi

"On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary,
 and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures
 and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh."
 Matthew 2:11


Joseph's Dream

"When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream.
 'Get up,' he said, 'take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt.
 Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.'"
Matthew 2:13


Fleeing to Egypt

"So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt."
Matthew 2:14