Reading: Luke 2:13-20

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel,
praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest heaven,
    and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
When the angels had left them
and gone into heaven,
the shepherds said to one another,
“Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened,
which the Lord has told us about.”
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph,
and the baby,
who was lying in the manger.
When they had seen him,
they spread the word concerning
what had been told them about this child, 
and all who heard it were amazed
at what the shepherds said to them. 
But Mary treasured up all these things
and pondered them in her heart. 
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God
for all the things they had heard and seen,
which were just as they had been told.