We beheld his glory

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¹⁴ And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. ¹⁵ John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. ¹⁶ And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. ¹⁷ For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

Reflect

John's Gospel tells Christmas without a manger: 'the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us', 'full of grace and truth.' December 27 is the feast of St John, apostle and evangelist, in Western calendars; in 2026 it falls on a Sunday, when Catholic parishes keep the feast of the Holy Family instead.

Pray

Word made flesh, you came to live among us. Let me receive grace for grace from your fulness, and show your grace and truth to others. Amen.