Luke 2:13 (WEB)
Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God and saying,
Catechism · 3
Heaven and Earth
“Again, it is the angels who "evangelize" by proclaiming the Good News of Christ's Incarnation and Resurrection.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Lk 2:8-14; Mk 16:5-7.
"Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit and Born of the Virgin Mary"
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“The Father's only Son, conceived as man in the womb of the Virgin Mary, is "Christ", that is to say, anointed by the Holy Spirit, from the beginning of his human existence, though the manifestation of this fact takes place only progressively: to the shepherds, to the magi, to John the Baptist, to the disciples.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 1:20; 2:1-12; Lk 1:35; 2:8-20; Jn 1:3 1-34; 2:11.
The Mysteries of Christ's Life
“In this poverty heaven's glory was made manifest.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Lk 2:8-20.
Fathers and councils · 14
Ambrose of Milan
“This is that heavenly service which the host of rejoicing angels spoke of for the earth.” — editor's note: S. Luke ii. 13, 14.
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Augustine of Hippo
Chapter V.—A Statement of the Manner in Which Luke’s Procedure is Proved to Be in Harmony with Matthew’s in Those Matters Concerning the Conception and the Infancy or Boyhood of Christ, Which are Omitted by the One…
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Leo the Great
“The infancy of a babe is shown in the humbleness of its cradle: the greatness of the Most High is proclaimed by the angels’ voices.” — editor's note: Ibid. 13.
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Tertullian
“We do not care a jot for that multitude of the heavenly host which praised their Lord at night.” — editor's note: Luke ii. 13.
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Catena Aurea on Luke
- BedeCatena Aurea on Luke
Lest the authority of a single Angel should appear small, as soon as one had revealed the sacrament of the new birth, straightway there was present a multitude of the heavenly host. Rightly has the attending Chorus…
Read the whole comment - John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Luke
Of old, indeed, Angels were sent to punish, as, for instance to the Israelites, to David, to the men of Sodom, to the valley of weeping. (Bochim. Judges 2:1.) Now on the other hand they sing the song of thanksgiving…
Read the whole comment - Gregory the GreatCatena Aurea on Luke
At the same time they also give praises because their voices of gladness accord well with our redemption, and while they behold our acceptance, they rejoice also that their number is completed.
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They wish also peace to men, as they add, On earth peace to men, because those whom they had before despised as weak and abject, now that our Lord has come in the flesh they esteem as friends.
Read the whole comment - Cyril of AlexandriaCatena Aurea on Luke
This peace has been made through Christ, for He has reconciled us by Himself to God and our Father, (2 Cor. 5:18, 19, Eph. 2:16, Col. 1:20.) having taken away our guilt, which was the ground of offence also. He has…
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For whom they ask peace is explained in the words, Of good will. For them, namely, who receive the new born Christ. For there, is no peace to the ungodly, (Isa. 57:20.) but much peace to them that love the name of…
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But the attentive reader will ask, How then does the Saviour say, I came not to send peace on the earth, whereas now the Angels’ song of His birth is, On earth peace to men? It is answered, that peace is said to be…
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For righteousness belongs to good will.
Read the whole comment - John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Luke
Behold the wonderful working of God. He first brings Angels down to men, and then brings men up to heaven. The heaven became earth, when it was about to receive earthly things.
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But in a mystery, the Angels saw that they could not accomplish the work committed to them without Him Who was truly able to save, and that their healing fell short of what the care of men required. And so it was as…
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Cross-references · 13
Cited together in Concerning Virgins I.3.
Cited together in Cyril of Alexandria on Luke 2:13–14 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Concerning Virgins I.3.
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Luke 2:13–14 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Concerning Virgins I.3.
Cited together in Gregory the Great on Luke 2:13–14 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Concerning Virgins I.3.
Cited together in Concerning Virgins I.3.
Cited together in Bede on Luke 2:13–14 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Concerning Virgins I.3.
Cited together in Concerning Virgins I.3.
Cited together in Concerning Virgins I.3.
Cited together in Concerning Virgins I.3.