The Mystery of the Nativity

I read the Word of God I meditate on the Mystery The grace of the Mystery

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city.
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered. And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

And in that region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. 1And the angel said to them, “Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; 1or to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased!”

When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they went with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they saw it they made known the saying which had been told them concerning this child; and all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.

But Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.(Lk 2, 1-20)

Jésus naît de la Vierge dans une grotte, aux confins du désert de Juda. Il s’offre à la contemplation silencieuse de Marie et de Joseph. Ils sont les premiers de l’univers à découvrir le visage du Père, sa Splendeur et sa Beauté, dans celui de l’Emmanuel.
Qui peut dire le secret de ces premiers regards échangés entre le Fils et sa Mère ? Une nouvelle profondeur d’innocence, de limpidité du cœur, d’adoration, est communiquée à Marie lorsqu’elle regarde l’Enfant, tant il est transparent de :
« La bénignité de Dieu notre Sauveur et son amour pour les hommes. » (Tite 3, 4)
C’est avec respect et en communiant à la tendresse infinie du Père pour son Fils qu’elle le prend dans ses bras, l’enveloppe de langes et le couche dans une crèche.

En regardant Marie contempler Jésus, j’apprends à devenir comme elle disciple de Jésus, à descendre au plus profond de mon cœur. Je mendie son cœur d’enfant qui adore sans cesse Jésus. De son clair regard qui blesse d’amour l’Époux et dont la pureté lui donne de voir Dieu, je reçois la science de regarder Jésus, et, en lui, d’adorer le Père sans relâche :
« Qui me voit voit le Père. » (Jn 14, 9)
Marie ne cesse de regarder Jésus, de se laisser transformer par tout ce qu’elle reçoit de lui ; dans le silence, elle est comblée de grâce.
En célébrant ce Mystère, je reçois de la Vierge toute pure sa manière de se mettre à l’école de Jésus, dans un regard simple, amoureux, silencieusement tourné vers lui, attentif à recueillir dans l’Évangile le moindre trait de sa Personne qui me révèle le Père. Peu à peu, Jésus me recrée à son image et ressemblance.

Notre Père, qui es aux Cieux…

Réjouis-toi Marie, Comblée-de-Grâce…