12. And this will be a sign for you: you will find the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger."
13. And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the celestial army, praising God and saying,
14. "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will."
15. And it happened that, when the Angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us cross over to Bethlehem and see this word, which has happened, which the Lord has revealed to us."
16. And they went quickly. And they found Mary and Joseph; and the infant was lying in a manger.
17. Then, upon seeing this, they understood the word that had been spoken to them about this boy.
18. And all who heard it were amazed by this, and by those things which were told to them by the shepherds.
19. But Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart.
20. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told to them.
21. And after eight days were ended, so that the boy would be circumcised, his name was called JESUS, just as he was called by the Angel before he was conceived in the womb.
22. And after the days of her purification were fulfilled, according to the law of Moses, they brought him to Jerusalem, in order to present him to the Lord,
23. just as it is written in the law of the Lord, "For every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord,"
24. and in order to offer a sacrifice, according to what is said in the law of the Lord, "a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons."
25. And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and God-fearing, awaiting the consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was with him.
26. And he had received an answer from the Holy Spirit: that he would not see his own death before he had seen the Christ of the Lord.