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The sun ran to give its first kisses of light to little Baby Jesus, and to

warm Him with its heat; the ruling wind, with its waves, purified the air of
the stable, and with its sweet moaning said to Him: “I love You”; the

heavens were shaken from their very foundations; the earth exulted and

trembled down to the abyss; the sea roared with its gigantic waves. In
sum, all created things recognized that their Creator was now in their

midst, and they all competed in singing His praises. The very Angels,

forming light in the air, with melodious voices which could be heard by
all, said: “Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth to men of

good will. The Celestial Baby is now born in the grotto of Bethlehem,

wrapped in poor swaddling clothes…” so much so, that the shepherds
who were in vigil, listened to the angelic voices and ran to visit the little

Divine King.

My dear child, continue to listen to Me. As I received Him into my arms
and gave Him my first kiss, I felt the need of love to give something of

my own to my Baby Son; and offering Him my breast, I gave Him

abundant milk, milk formed in my person by the Divine Fiat Itself, in
order to nourish little King Jesus. But who can tell you what I

experienced in doing this; and the seas of grace, of love, of sanctity,

that my Son gave to Me in return? Then I wrapped Him in poor but
clean little clothes, and I placed Him in the manger. This was His Will,

and I could not do without executing It. But before doing this, I shared
Him with dear Saint Joseph, placing Him in his arms; and oh! how he

rejoiced. He pressed Him to his heart, and the sweet little Baby poured

torrents of grace into his soul. Then, together with Saint Joseph, we
arranged a little hay in the manger, and detaching Him from my

maternal arms, I laid Him in it. And your Mama, enraptured by the

beauty of the Divine Infant, remained kneeling before Him most of the
time. I put all my seas of love into motion, which the Divine Will had

formed in Me, to love Him, adore Him, and thank Him.

And what did the Celestial little Child do in the manger? A continuous

act of the Will of our Celestial Father, which was also His; and emitting

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