The Nativity of our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ
Gal 4: 4-7

A reading - from the letter of St. Paul the Apostle to the Galatians

Brothers and sisters:
When the designated time had come, God sent forth his Son born of a woman, born under the law, to deliver from the law those who were subjected to it, so that we might receive our status as adop|ted | sons.

The proof that you are sons is the fact that God has sent forth into our hearts the Spirit of his Son which cries out “Abba!” | (“Fat|ther!”)

You are no longer a slave, but | a | son!

And the fact that you are a son makes you an heir, by - God’s - de - sign.