 " And on the third day after the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ , Mary went out of the cave , and , entering a stable , placed the child in a manger , and an ox and an ass adored him . Then was fulfilled that which was said by the prophet Isaiah , " The ox knows his owner , and the ass his master 's crib . " Therefore , the animals , the ox and the ass , with him in their midst incessantly adored him . Then was fulfilled that which was said by Habakkuk the prophet , saying , " Between two animals you are made manifest . " 
