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The First Joyful Mystery The Annunciation

CHAPTER 1

The Eternal Divinity of Jesus Christ

    In the beginning was the WORD [the Son of God], and the WORD was with God, and the WORD was God. The
same
was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him, and without Him was made nothing that
was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness,
and the darkness did not comprehend it.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John [St. John the Baptist]. This man came for a
witness, to give testimony of the light, that all men might believe through him. He was not the
light, but was to give testimony of the light.
That was the true light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world. He was in the
world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own, and His own
received Him not.

But as many as received Him, He gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in
His Name, who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

And the WORD [the Son of God, Jesus Christ] was made Flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we saw His
                        glory, the glory as it were of the Only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
 
                   The Gospel according to St. John chapter 1: verses 1-14       The Christmas Story