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Christ is born! “…all at once with the angel there appeared a great throng of the hosts of heaven, praising God with the words: ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favour rests.’” (Luke 2:13-14) This was the joyous proclamation of the angels at the most significant event in human history to that point: the birth of the Messiah, the Son of God, in a stable in Bethlehem. “The Shepherds” by Iryna Korchuk and Volodymyr Petryshyn, from a Christmas card published by the Ukrainian National Association in 2020. This intrusion of God into the world of men was something that was totally unexpected; it caught everyone off guard. In fact, we can say that in sending his Son to us God interrupted the normal course of events in the lives of many people. In the Gospel narrative we see this clearly in those most closely associated with the Nativity of Christ. ....