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to show the avidity or the ambition of the Church to exagge-
rate simple events in the life of Jesus Christ and to exhibit
in them some supernatural characteristics.
The other equally wonderful event which concerns our
present discourse is recorded by the Evangelist Luke (ii.
1-20). Some shepherds were watching their flocks in a field
near Bethlehem on the very night when Jesus was born in a
manger. An angel announces the birth of the "Savior
Lord," and suddenly a host of angels appear in the sky and
sing aloud the following hymn:
Glory be to God in the Highest,
And on earth peace,
And among men good will. [Verse 14.]
rate simple events in the life of Jesus Christ and to exhibit
in them some supernatural characteristics.
The other equally wonderful event which concerns our
present discourse is recorded by the Evangelist Luke (ii.
1-20). Some shepherds were watching their flocks in a field
near Bethlehem on the very night when Jesus was born in a
manger. An angel announces the birth of the "Savior
Lord," and suddenly a host of angels appear in the sky and
sing aloud the following hymn:
Glory be to God in the Highest,
And on earth peace,
And among men good will. [Verse 14.]