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The angel said to her, "Mary, do not be afraid. You have found favor with God.

He will be great. He will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the place where His early father David sat.

The angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come on you. The power of the Most High will cover you. The holy Child you give birth to will be called the Son of God.

For God can do all things."

And my spirit is happy in God, the One Who saves from the punishment of sin.

Zacharias was able to talk from that time on and he gave thanks to God.

"Let us thank the Lord God of Israel. He has bought His people and made them free.

God told us that we should be saved from those who hate us and from all those who work against us.

God promised this to our early father Abraham.

We can be holy and right with God all the days of our life.

Because the heart of our God is full of loving-kindness for us, a light from heaven will shine on us.

At once many angels from heaven were seen, along with the angel, giving thanks to God. They were saying,

"Greatness and honor to our God in the highest heaven and peace on earth among men who please Him."

The shepherds went back full of joy. They thanked God for all they had heard and seen. It happened as the angel had told them.

He came to the house of God being led by the Holy Spirit. The parents took Jesus to the house of God. They came to do what the Law said must be done.

Then Simeon took Jesus in his arms. He gave honor to Him and thanked God, saying,

Her husband had died and she had lived without a husband eighty-four years. Yet she did not go away from the house of God. She served God day and night, praying and going without food so she could pray better.

At that time she came and gave thanks to God. She told the people in Jerusalem about Jesus. They were looking for the One to save them from the punishment of their sins and to set them free.

The Child grew and became strong in spirit. He was filled with wisdom and the loving-favor of God was on Him.

Three days later they found Him in the house of God. He was sitting among the teachers. He was hearing what they said and asking questions.