God sends mystics and saints to be witnesses of the gospel, and by this means the faithful is given the confirmed teachings of the church and its magisterial authority that the church is the truth and interpreting the word of god, the bible, compared through the revelations of its saints. One is St. Brigitte of Sweden whom had mystical experience of our Lord Jesus Christ. You can read the full text of the blog [Here].
What is amazing is the mysticism of the god revealed natividty scene to st. Bridgite as to how should we know the way Jesus was born in an account and detail not found in the bible. If you read the blog in the link , you will be able to have a vivid revelation on the sacredness of Jesus birth and how Mary did not suffer any pain for delivering birth as normal to a human person. Such an account describes the wonders of Mary as chosen to be the mother of god Jesus and her virginity intact and preserved. These revelations really gives confirmation on the church doctrines declared and proves that the church is taught and guided by God in its magisterial authority all throughout.
The following is taken from the
revelations given to St. Bridget regarding the Nativity of our Lord – for a
biblical proof that Christ really was born in late December, please look to the
excellent article by Dr. Taylor Marshall [here].
“When I was present by the manger of the Lord in Bethlehem I
beheld a Virgin of extreme beauty wrapped in a white mantle and a delicate
tunic through which I perceived her virginal body. With her was an old man of
great honesty and they had with them an ox and ass. These entered the cave and
the man having tied them to the manger went out and brought in to the Virgin a
lighted candle which having done he again went outside so as not to be present
at the birth. Then the Virgin pulled off the shoes from her feet, drew off the
white mantle that enveloped her, removed the veil from her head laying it
beside her, thus remaining only in her tunic with her beautiful golden hair
falling loosely over her shoulders. Then she produced two small linen cloths,
and two woollen ones of exquisite purity and fineness which she had brought to
wrap round the Child to be born, and two other small cloths to cover His head,
and these too she put beside her. When all was thus prepared the Virgin knelt
with great veneration in an attitude of prayer; her back was to the manger, her
face uplifted to heaven and turned toward the East.
“Then, her hands extended and her eyes fixed on the sky she
stood as in an ecstasy, lost in contemplation, in a rapture of divine
sweetness. And while she stood thus in prayer I saw the Child in her womb move;
suddenly in a moment she gave birth to her own Son from whom radiated such
ineffable light and splendour that the sun was not comparable to it while the
divine light totally annihilated the material light of St. Joseph's candle. So
sudden and instantaneous was this birth that I could neither discover nor
discern by what means it had occurred. All of a sudden I saw the glorious
Infant lying on the ground naked and shining, His body pure from any soil or
impurity. Then I heard the singing of the angels of miraculous sweetness and
beauty. When the Virgin felt she had borne her Child immediately she worshipped
Him, her hands clasped in honour and reverence saying: ‘Be welcome my God, my
Lord, my Son.’
“Then, as the Child was whining and trembling from the cold
and hardness of the floor where He was lying, He stretched out His arms
imploring her to raise Him to the warmth of her maternal love. So His Mother
took Him in her arms, pressed Him to her breast and cheek, and warmed Him with
great joy and tender compassion. She then sat down on the ground laying the
Child on her lap and at once began to bestow on Him much care tying up His
small body, His legs and arms in long cloths, and enveloped His head in the
linen garments, and when this was done the old man entered, and prostrating
himself on the floor he wept for joy. And in no way was the Virgin changed by
giving birth, the color of her face remained the same nor did her strength
decline. She and Joseph put the Child in the manger, and worshipped Him on
their knees with immense joy until the arrival of the Kings who recognized the
Son from the likeness to His Mother.”Why is it god needs to reveal these to st. Bridget? Why is it needed for us to know more of these things? It must be really important I should suffice. There are only these things to say, it is because god wants to let it known that the Church is Him, and that the church is not in error about its doctrines and dogma. Most importantly, it showed here that Mary must be given reverence and respect by every one of us just as god gave Mary the place and favor above us all.
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