We are in Bethlehem at the Shepherds’ Field, the place where, during the night in which Jesus was born, the shepherds were keeping watch and guarding their flocks. Luke the evangelist tells us that when Mary gave birth to Jesus, these shepherds were precisely the first persons who received the good news of His birth. An angel appeared to them, a great light shone around them, and they were afraid. But the messenger of God reassured them: «Do not be […]
