Christmas Praising according to the Chaldean Catholic liturgy (from the book AlHUDRA part 1)
T. by AB Habib Jajou
Basra Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese
23 Sep/ 2025
The Son of God declared the clear truth to His Church, which He betrothed to as He willed in His love. He came into the world and declared and taught His divinity and humanity. He knew that he was in his Father’s bosom before the worlds without beginning, because he is truly God.
He came to us at the end of time, and was clothed in our flesh and with it he saved us, because he is truly human.
The Son of God declared the clear truth to His Church, which He betrothed to as He willed in His love. He came into the world and declared and taught His divinity and humanity. He knew that he was in his Father’s bosom before the worlds without beginning, because he is truly God.
He came to us at the end of time, and was clothed in our flesh and with it he saved us, because he is truly human.
The prophets declared it in their visions, and the righteous referred to it in their secrets, for it is truly God.
He was conceived in the womb for nine months and was born as a human being, because he is truly a human being.
The angels praised him because he was God, he was placed in the manger because he was a man, the star announced him because he was God, he suckled milk because he was a man.
The Magi of Persia brought him precious gifts and offerings, because he was truly a god.
Accepted circumcision and offering sacrifices in the holy temple according to the law, because he is truly a man.
Simeon the Elder called him a light to the Gentiles and a glory to the people of Israel, for he was truly God. *
He fled to Egypt from Herod, the unjust king, full of evil, for he was truly human. *
The shepherds rushed to honor him, bowing down and worshipping him on their staffs, for he was truly God. *
He grew and flourished in stature, wisdom, and divine grace, for he was truly human. *
He was baptized in the Jordan River because he was human. The heavens were opened to him because he was God. The Father bore witness to him because he was human. The Spirit came upon him because he was God. He fasted and was tempted because he was human. He put the wicked one to shame because he was God. He was invited to the wedding and went with his mother, brothers, and disciples because he was truly human.
He turned water into wine, and the guests drank and glorified his name, for he is truly God. *
He entered the house of Levi, the house of Zacchaeus, and the house of Simon, and ate and drank the supper and the banquet, for he is truly a man. *
He healed the sick and cured the afflicted, cleansed the lepers, and restored sight to the blind, for he is truly God. *
He went to the mountain to pray and spent the night there in prayer, because He is truly a man. *
He made the lame walk and the crippled move, because He is truly God. *
He slept in the boat because He is a man. He calmed the sea because He is God. He climbed the mountain because He is a man. He established laws because He is God. He was tired from the effort, so He sat by the well and asked a Samaritan woman for water, because He is truly a man. *
He revealed its hidden aspects, its manifestations, its secrets, and all its works, because He is truly God. *
He wept and shed tears over Lazarus and asked, “Where is his grave?” Because He is truly a man. *
He called him and raised him from the grave by the power of His divinity, because He is truly God. *
He rode a donkey because He was a man. The boys celebrated because He was God. The Pharisees envied Him because He was a man.
He performed miracles because He was God. The priests were upset because He was a man. The crowds glorified Him because He was God. He went out to Bethany outside the city and spent the night there with His disciples, because He was truly a man. *
He cursed the fig tree, and it withered immediately. He revealed his glory and made known his power, for he is truly God. *
Mary anointed him with fragrant oil and wiped his body with the hair of her head, for he is truly man. *
He forgave her trespasses and sins; he blotted out her iniquities and transgressions, for he is truly God. *
He ate the Passover in the upper room with his disciples according to the law, for he is truly man. *
He foreordained at the supper the evil of Judas’ betrayal, for he is truly God. *
He took a towel, wrapped himself in it, and washed the feet of his twelve disciples, for he was truly a man. *
He also prophesied about the denial of Simon the Rock, the chief of the apostles, for he was truly God. *
He sweated, prayed, and was encouraged by the angel who appeared to him, for he was truly a man. *
He approached the ear of the wounded man, treated it, and healed it with his great power, for he was truly God. *
He endured pain and accepted spitting, and they placed a crown of thorns on his head, for he was truly a man. *
He defeated his captors and his enemies, and they fell face down on the ground, for he was truly God. *
He was nailed to the cross because He was human.
He split the rocks because He was God.
He was nailed to the cross because He was human.
He opened tombs because He was God.
He was given vinegar to drink because He was human.
He destroyed the temple because He was God.
He cried out on the cross because He was human.
He darkened the sun because He was God.
He accepted death, had his body embalmed, and placed in a tomb hewn in the rock, because He was truly human. *
He rose from the grave, crushing death and breaking the gates and walls of Hades, because He was truly God. *
He ate and drank with his disciples after his resurrection, as it is written, because He was truly human. *
He entered with the doors closed and greeted his twelve disciples, for he is truly God. *
He showed them the place where the nails had been driven into his hands and feet, and he showed them his side to Thomas, for he is truly man. *
He ascended in glory to the Father who sent him, and he will come at the end to judge all, for he is truly God. *
The angels announced that he would come in the visible flesh just as he ascended, for he is truly man. *
He sent the Holy Spirit to his disciples and gave them wisdom, for he is truly God. *
King Constantine searched and inquired and found the wood on which Christ had been crucified, for he is truly man. *
He chose for himself the Church from among all nations and sanctified it with the glory of his divinity, for he is truly God. *
Blessed is he who perfected his plan for the salvation of mankind. To him be glory, and his mercies be upon us forever.
