<p class="otpoetry"><b><i>to proclaim the yeari>b><n id="1" /> <b><i>of the Lordi>b>&#8217;<i><b>s favorb>.i>&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

An<n id="1" /> angel of the Lord<n id="2" /> appeared to<n id="3" /> them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified.<n id="4" />

An<n id="1" /> angel of the Lord,<n id="2" /> standing on the right side of the altar of incense, appeared<n id="3" /> to him.

And who am I<n id="1" /> that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me?

And blessed<n id="1" /> is she who believed that<n id="2" /> what was spoken to her by<n id="3" /> the Lord would be fulfilled.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

but when they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.<n id="1" />

They<n id="1" /> were both righteous in the sight of God, following<n id="2" /> all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.<n id="3" />

he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood,<n id="1" /> to enter<n id="2" /> the holy place<n id="3" /> of the Lord and burn incense.

<p class="poetry">And you, child,<n id="1" /> will be called the prophet<n id="2" /> of the Most High.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">For you will go before<n id="4" /> the Lord to prepare his ways,<n id="5" />p>

(just as it is written in the law of the Lord, &#8220;<i>Every firstborn malei><n id="1" /> <i>will be set apart to the Lordi>&#8221;<n id="2" />),

and to offer a sacrifice according to what is specified in the law of the Lord, <b><i>a pair of dovesi>b><n id="1" /> <b><i>or two young pigeonsi>b>.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">So<n id="1" /> when Joseph and Mary<n id="2" /> had performed<n id="3" /> everything according to the law of the Lord,<n id="4" /> they returned to Galilee, to their own town<n id="5" /> of Nazareth.<n id="6" />

&#8220;<b><i>Blessed is the kingi>b><n id="1" /> <b><i>who comes in the name of the Lord!i>b><n id="2" /> Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!&#8221;

for he will be great in the sight of<n id="1" /> the Lord. He<n id="2" /> must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.<n id="3" />

So<n id="1" /> Mary said, &#8220;Yes,<n id="2" /> I am a servant<n id="3" /> of the Lord; let this happen to me<n id="4" /> according to your word.&#8221;<n id="5" /> Then<n id="6" /> the angel departed from her.p>

It<n id="1" /> had been revealed<n id="2" /> to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die<n id="3" /> before<n id="4" /> he had seen the Lord&#8217;s Christ.<n id="5" />

<p class="otpoetry">&#8220;<b><i>The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>because he has anointedi>b><n id="1" /> <b><i>me to proclaim good newsi>b><n id="2" /> <i><b>to the poorb>.i><n id="3" />p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>He has sent mei>b><n id="4" /> <b><i>to proclaim releasei>b><n id="5" /> <b><i>to the captivesi>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>and the regaining of sighti>b><n id="6" /> <b><i>to the blind,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>to set freei>b><n id="7" /> <b><i>those who are oppressed,i>b><n id="8" />p>

She<n id="1" /> had a sister named Mary, who sat<n id="2" /> at the Lord&#8217;s feet<n id="3" /> and listened to what he said.

That<n id="1" /> servant who knew his master&#8217;s will but did not get ready or do what his master asked<n id="2" /> will receive a severe beating.

So<n id="1" /> he contacted<n id="2" /> his master&#8217;s debtors one by one. He asked the first, &#8216;How much do you owe my master?&#8217;