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Christmas Day
Maryton Carmel • December 25, 2019
Christ the Lord has been born for us
The liturgical season of Christmas is rich in blessings if we take time to reflect on its meaning - the wonderful gift of the Incarnation. Time is, of course, God's immeasurable gift to each one of us. St Paul tells us that, "In the fullness of time, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born a subject of the Law to redeem the subjects of the Law and to enable us to be adopted as sons." So God's Son, the Word, takes on our human condition, divesting Himself of Himself, so to speak - to live within the passage of time, taking on all the limitations of our humanity.
Beyond all the joyful celebrations of Christmas and, indeed, the cause of these celebrations is the knowledge that by entering into our world Jesus Christ truly lives in creation, within each one of us , uniting us to Himself. Holiness is becoming more and more aware of this reality and living its fruits of love and peace. Becoming aware of this divine reality within us radically changes our lives. Pope St Leo the Great wrote, many centuries ago, "O Christian, be aware of your nobility - it is God's own nature that you share!" When, by the grace of God, we grow in awareness of what the Incarnation means and experience its radical transformation, we come to realise that the same wonder is taking place in others, in my brother, my sister, whoever and wherever they may be .
A very blessed Christmas season to you.