These words from the First Letter of John remind us of the reason for our celebrating:
“What was from the beginning,
what we have heard,
what we have seen with our eyes,
what we looked upon and touched with our hands
concerns the Word of life…
God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.”
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“Let what you’ve heard from the beginning remain in you.”
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“This is the promise He made to us…Eternal Life.”
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May our Lord fill our hearts with His Divine Light – the life of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Merry Christmas!
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Related Posts:
Midnight Mass with the Pope in Rome – Be There
Peg Demitris on The Gift Set Aside
Br. Billy Isenor – St Francis’ Christmas Prayer
The Anchoress added a podcast of the Nativity Story and the post Behold the Bridegroom Comes
Sophia at Always Catholic gives a nostalgic look at Christmas – Buon Natale – or “Where did Our Catholic Stories Go?”
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Thanks, Sofia, for the cross-post at Always Catholic!
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Thank you Sister. Lovely Christmas message. God bless.
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