The Rev. Enrique Salvo told Newsmax on Tuesday that there is an important and powerful reason behind the birth of Jesus in a manger.

Salvo, rector at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, joined "Wake up America" on Christmas Eve to remind Christians that the manner of Jesus' birth was by design.

"There is a real important reason that Jesus was born in a manger, that there was no room at the inn. Which is the fact that that allowed the shepherds to go visit him," Salvo said. "Had he been born in an inn, the shepherds would not have been allowed inside to go visit Jesus.