Natal
O Natal celebra o maior milagre da história: Deus se fez homem. O menino Jesus, nascido em Belém, é Emanuel — Deus conosco — a esperança do mundo inteiro.
O nascimento do Salvador
O anjo anunciou: hoje vos nasceu um Salvador, que é Cristo, o Senhor! A virgem concebeu pelo Espírito Santo e deu à luz o Filho de Deus.
"Don't be afraid!" the angel told them. "I'm here to bring you good news that will make all the people really glad.
The Savior has been born to you today, here in David's city. He is the Messiah, the Lord.
Joseph was descended from King David, so he left Nazareth in Galilee to go to Bethlehem, the city of David, in Judea. He went to register there, together with Mary, who was pledged in marriage to him and expecting a baby.
While they were there, the time came for her to have her baby. She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him up in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger because the inn had no rooms left.
A profecia cumprida
Isaías profetizou: a virgem conceberá e dará à luz um filho que se chamará Emanuel. Em Jesus, essa promessa se cumpriu perfeitamente.
This is why the Lord himself is going to give you a sign. Look! The virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and she will call him Immanuel.
While he was thinking about all of this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him, "Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to marry Mary because she is pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
She will give birth to a son and you shall call him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."
(Now this all happened to fulfill what the Lord said through the prophet: "A virgin will become pregnant, and will give birth to a son. They will call him Immanuel," which means "God with us.")
Glória a Deus nas alturas
Os pastores glorificaram a Deus e os anjos cantaram: 'Glória a Deus nas alturas e paz na terra entre os homens a quem Ele quer bem!'
"Glory to the God of heaven, and on earth peace to those who please him!"
The shepherds went back to watching their flocks, glorifying and thanking God for all that they'd heard and seen, for it was just as they'd been told.