The birth of Jesus Christ took place as follows:--His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but, before the marriage took place, she found herself to be with child by the power of the Holy Spirit.

He had been dwelling upon this, when an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to take Mary for your wife, for her child has been conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.

I, indeed, baptize you with water to teach repentance; but He who is Coming after me is more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

After the baptism of Jesus, and just as he came up from the water, the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending, like a dove, and alighting upon him,

Then Jesus was led up into the Wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted by the Devil.

And his fame spread all through Syria. They brought to him all who were ill with any form of disease, or who were suffering pain--any who were either possessed by demons, or were lunatic, or paralyzed; and he cured them.

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

The report of this spread through all that part of the country.

But the men went out, and spread the news about him through all that part of the country.

For it will not be you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks within you.

'Behold! the Servant of my Choice, My Beloved, in whom my heart delights! I will breathe my spirit upon him, And he shall announce a time of judgment to the Gentiles.

But, if it is by the help of the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the Kingdom of God must already be upon you.

Therefore, I tell you, men will be forgiven every sin and slander; but slander against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

Whoever speaks against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in the present age, or in the age to come.

No sooner does a foul spirit leave a man, than it passes through places where there is no water, in search of rest, and does not find it.

The immense crowd of people spread their cloaks in the road, while some cut branches off the trees, and spread them on the road.

Watch and pray, that you may not fall into temptation. True, the spirit is eager, but human nature is weak."

But Jesus, uttering another loud cry, gave up his spirit.

Therefore go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the Faith of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,