nativity

"An Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said: Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit; for she will bear a son, and you will call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins!" - Matt...

Christ is born! Merry Christmas to all here on OBOB! I truly hope that you are all having beautiful, restorative, and humbling celebrations of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ's glorious birth with members of your own families and communities at this time of year. May the light of the...

I love Christmas music, Christian music, I love, O Come O Come Emmanuel. Do share your Favourite... :)

[If this post is in the wrong place, or if posting festal images here is disallowed, my sincere apologies and thanks for your patience - this is my first post here.] Thanks be to God, and thank you for your prayers. This is a season of fasting, almsgiving, prayer and internal reflection for...

CHRIST IS BORN! First from Lalibela, Ethiopia, the Beza Kulu celebration (I'm not sure exactly what this is, but it is apparently connected to Ethiopian nativity, since it comes up in searches when you organize by date), because it is live right now as I am posting this, and very impressive...

On Epiphany, I played the Beach Boy's take on the song. But after the end, I discovered and sung a couple of actual last verses. I notice that in many Christmas songs about Jesus' birth or the Nativity done by artists only the first one or two verses are sung, sometimes over again. These are 2...

The Nativity Fast has started. Does have anyone concrete advice / hints / tips / quotes about fasting? To start the ball rolling, I put (just) three small bits: The golden rule of fasting Fast is to force nature Fast is a means and not an end.

Hi folks, here's a great new Christmas song. Hope you enjoy it.

Christ is born, uniting the humanity with His divinity without mixture, confusion, or division of any kind, and thus restoring, redeeming, transforming, and saving us. Glory be to Him Who is born miraculously of the Theotokos, St. Mary, on this day, according to the prophetic sayings! We...

"Hisoos dzunav yev haytnetsav!", as they say according to the Armenian tradition, which keeps the very old practice of celebrating the Nativity and Epiphany on the same day. And today is that blessed and holy day! Let us glorify Him Who is born and revealed! Khorhoort medz yev uhskanchelee...

A blessed Nativity/merry Christmas to all, of every tradition! Whether you're celebrating today because you're on the "new" calendar or because it's your only calendar, let us worship the One who came to us for our salvation, and the transformation and salvation of the whole creation.

Hi all, Trying to remember where these songs came from from a KS2 nativity play I did about 10 years ago. Found these lyrics online from 2015 but no reference as to where they come from. Can anybody help????? Rejoice – Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 So let’s dance and rejoice, clap our hands, lift our...

I wanted to share this unique nativity animation done by a young person. Hope you like it.

what would it be like if Jesus was born today??? - written possibly for a childrens book This is a story about a young woman called Mary and her husband Joseph who lived in Syria, a country which had a lot of problems. They wanted to leave but they couldn’t find a way out. Nobody seemed to be...

La Sierra University’s music students recorded this beautiful hymn as a reminder of the true meaning of Christmas.

I intended for the title to be longer but would not fit: "Is This Mormon Representation of the Christmas Story More Accurate than the Traditional Protestant One, Esp. Regarding the Three Kings/Wisemen? Is such a deviation by Protestants harmless?" I am about find out if I messed up as I need to...

This event last occurred on September 23 6 BC and is going to happen on September 23 2017. Could this possibly be our Lord's real birthday?

Hey folks. I was praying Vespers tonight and meditating on an Icon of the nativity and had some thoughts. I wrote them up and figured I'd share here. I pray some of you find it edifying, and if you find it heretical, let me know so I can be corrected of my errors! An Iconic Meditation on the...

https://peacehacks.com/2016/12/03/christmas-is-for-losers/ I'm often struck at the absence of certain people at the Nativity, and the absence of those same people in Jesus' following. The Nativity reminds me of who is a king and who is a "loser" in God's eyes...