THE PROCLAMATION OF THE BIRTH OF CHRIST

2011 ICEL Translation set to the Latin tonus solemnior

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twen
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day
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of
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De
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run
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their
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course
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from
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the
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a
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tion
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of
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the
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world,
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when
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in
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be
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gin
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cre
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at
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ed
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heav

en
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and
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earth,
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and
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formed
.
man
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in
.
his
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own
.

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like-
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ness;
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when
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cen
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ry
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up
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on
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cen
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tu
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ry
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had
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passed
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since
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the
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Al
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might
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set
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in
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the
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af
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ter
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Great

Flood,
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as
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a
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sign
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of
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cov
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e
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nant
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and
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peace;
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in
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the
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twen-
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ty-
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rst
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cen
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ry
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since
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A
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bra
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ham,
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our
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fa
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ther
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in
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faith,
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came

out
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the
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Ur
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of
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the
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in
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the
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thir
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teenth
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cen
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tu
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ry
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since
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the
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Peo
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ple
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of
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were
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led
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from
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gypt;
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round
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the
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year
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since
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vid
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King;
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in
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the
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six
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week
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of
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the
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pro
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phe
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cy
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of
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Dan
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in
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the
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one
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hun

dred
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and
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ty-
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in
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the
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year
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two
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since
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the
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foun-
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.
da
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tion
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of
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in
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the
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for
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sec
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ond
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year
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the

reign
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gus
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tus,
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the
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whole
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world
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be
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ing
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at
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peace,
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JE
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CHRIST,
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e-
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ter

nal
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God
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and
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Son

of
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the
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ter

nal
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ther,
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de
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sir
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to
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con
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se
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crate
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the
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world
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by
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his
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most
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lov
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ing
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pres-
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ence,
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was
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con
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ceived
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by
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the
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Ho
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ly
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Spir
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it,
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and
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when
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nine
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months
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had
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passed
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since
.

.
his
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con
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cep
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tion,
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was
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born
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of
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the
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Vir
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gin
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Ma
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ry
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in
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Beth
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le
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hem
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of

Ju
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dah,
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and
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was
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made

man:
.

The
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Na
.
tiv-
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i-
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ty

of
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Our
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Lord

Je
.
sus
.
Christ
.

ac
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cord-
,
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ing
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to

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the

esh.

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