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This week, we begin to celebrate Christmas. Of course, we celebrate Christmas Day on Wednesday in a special way, it being the day we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
However, we continue to celebrate the Christmas Season until the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord on January 12, 2014. The secular world will be finished with Christmas by the day after and will begin to focus on the New Year. We, on the other hand, will continue to celebrate the Mystery of the Incarnation for more than two weeks. Our Blessed Mother reflected on the marvel of the Incarnation in her heart (Luke 2:19). So should we.
We will celebrate The Holy Family, Our Blessed Mother, The Epiphany and the Baptism of our Lord in the weeks following Christmas. We are given these Holy Days to strengthen our faith in The Incarnation and ponder the gift of God's love in the human nature of His Son.
Enjoy reflecting on the gift God the Father has given us in His Son. Enjoy reflecting on the gift Jesus has given us in His Life, Death and Resurrection, the events that have led to our salvation. Enjoy reflecting on the gift of the Holy Spirit, who prompts and empowers us to live a life in imitation of Christ. Ponder the gift of eternal life (our one true Hope), given to us if we follow the promptings of the Holy Spirit. Let us, as a community, not follow the world in allowing Christmas to end after December 25, but rather keep the Christmas spirit in our hearts all year by continuing to celebrate and reflect on the great gift we have all received at Christmas: the gift of God Himself dwelling among us, leading to eternal life with Him.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Fr. James Brady
Special Thanks
Special thanks to the American Bank and Trust Company for providing our parish calendars. They have been doing this for years!!
Please remember to thank them whenever you can.
However, we continue to celebrate the Christmas Season until the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord on January 12, 2014. The secular world will be finished with Christmas by the day after and will begin to focus on the New Year. We, on the other hand, will continue to celebrate the Mystery of the Incarnation for more than two weeks. Our Blessed Mother reflected on the marvel of the Incarnation in her heart (Luke 2:19). So should we.
We will celebrate The Holy Family, Our Blessed Mother, The Epiphany and the Baptism of our Lord in the weeks following Christmas. We are given these Holy Days to strengthen our faith in The Incarnation and ponder the gift of God's love in the human nature of His Son.
Enjoy reflecting on the gift God the Father has given us in His Son. Enjoy reflecting on the gift Jesus has given us in His Life, Death and Resurrection, the events that have led to our salvation. Enjoy reflecting on the gift of the Holy Spirit, who prompts and empowers us to live a life in imitation of Christ. Ponder the gift of eternal life (our one true Hope), given to us if we follow the promptings of the Holy Spirit. Let us, as a community, not follow the world in allowing Christmas to end after December 25, but rather keep the Christmas spirit in our hearts all year by continuing to celebrate and reflect on the great gift we have all received at Christmas: the gift of God Himself dwelling among us, leading to eternal life with Him.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Fr. James Brady
Special thanks to the American Bank and Trust Company for providing our parish calendars. They have been doing this for years!!
Please remember to thank them whenever you can.
The bulletin for the week of December 22, 2013 has been posted. Click here to see it.The calendar on the website has been updated with all events for the coming week along with prayer intention information and information on the second collection for all of the masses. Take some time to look at our calendar here.
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