Christmas, the remembrance and commemoration of the greatest miracle the world has ever witnessed, the birth of the almighty on earth, is associated with other six miracles too. They are namely, Annunciation, Conception, Explanation, Incarnation, Declaration, and Visitation. Each single event associated with Christmas carries the traces of heavenly intervention and also the sparks of miracles. The greatest miracle in Christmas is of course Incarnation, the birth of God on earth as a humble human child. There are three miracles each before and after the birth of Christ happened in the history.

1. Annunciation

"And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women"

	The greatest Miracle the world has ever seen thus is Christmas, the incarnation of God.

The word 'annunciation' means, announcement or proclamation. The announcement in focus here is the one made by the angel Gabriel indicating that the Virgin Mary is God's choice of all the women upon earth to be the mother of the Messiah. Annunciation is the first mystery associated with Christmas, in fact the announcement and proclamation of the birth of Christ on earth.

2. Conception

"And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus." (Luke 1:32)

The second mystery of Christmas is Conception. Mary conceived a child by grace of Holy Ghost. No one on earth ever has conceived a child without the male female union. But miraculously Virgin Mary conceived Jesus in her womb by the intervention of God. Angel also proclaimed, "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David." God the Father and God the Holy Spirit formed the human body and human nature assumed by the eternal Word of God who became flesh. Again, the human body and human spirit of the Son of God was created by the energy of God the Father and God the Spirit within the womb of the Virgin Mary. This is the miracle of conception.

3. Explanation

The miracle of explanation is subjected to St. Joseph, who was betrothed to Mary. Being a simple and fully human being, Joseph was to be explained the mysteries behind the great miracle of Incarnation. In the miracle of explanation, angelic encounter happens with Joseph to make him understand and believe the plans of God to save this world by sending His only son to this world. Bible reads: "the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus. God covered all the bases. As a result, Joseph did not divorce his betrothed but "took unto him his wife: And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son."

4. Incarnation

"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth."

The word literally means, the act of clothing with flesh. This is the act of assuming flesh, or of taking a human body and the nature of man; as the incarnation of the Son of God. The Eternal God becoming man indeed is a miracle of the highest degree. God, as a helpless and humble human child was born to Virgin Mary to teach the world the path of love and humility. The greatest Miracle the world has ever seen thus is Christmas, the incarnation of God.

5. Declaration

And the angel said unto them, "Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." The miracle of declaration is the announcement of the birth of Christ to shepherds by angels. After the angelic announcement, the shepherds went to see the Savior and then spread the news far and wide. God in a miraculous way declared the birth of his son on earth but to shepherds, the humblest of society.

6. Visitation

"And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh."

The last miracle of Christmas revolves around the visit of the wise men. They were directed to the Christ child by a star. When the wise men arrived in Bethlehem, they worshiped Christ and presented him with costly presents. The son of God was treated in a kingly way and gifted by the three wise men.

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