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The shepherds went to Bethlehem to see the marvelous thing which came to pass.
And they arrived shortly thereafter and found Mary, her husband Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen. continue...