Daily Readings (Page 98)

Why do you think Jesus Christ called this the first and great commandment and added the phrase “with all your mind”?

What does it mean to “love your neighbour as yourself”?

Reflect on the meaning of love. What does it mean to “love God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might”?  

How do you think Mary and Joseph feel on this night?  

What do the angels’ praises mean?

God’s gift to us and all humankind is wrapped up in this baby that was promised long before He came.  How would you receive this gift?  

What did the angels give to the shepherds to calm their fear?

Angels have been used by God to make special announcements (see 1:12); so why were the shepherds fearful?  

Why do you think the shepherds were selected to receive this special announcement from the angels?  

How would you describe the culmination of Israel’s battle against the Midianites?