Words from the Saints -- December 25, 2025
Gerald Largent
“He who gives riches becomes poor; for He assumes the poverty of my flesh, that I may assume the riches of His Godhead.” --St Gregory the Theologian
“He receives human nature in order to save the human race.” --St John Chrysostom
“The mystery of the Incarnation is the revelation of God’s love for mankind.” --St Gregory of Nyssa
“Joseph was chosen not only to be a witness of the Virgin Birth, but also a guardian of the mystery.” --St Ambrose of Milan
“The Word, uniting to Himself a body animated by a rational soul, became man in an ineffable and incomprehensible manner.” --St Cyril of Alexandria
“He who is true God is also true man, and in this unity there is no deception.” -- St Leo the Great