Merry Christmas(tide)!
feast of the Holy Family
Dear Friends,
I hope you haven't tired of the Christmas season... we're just getting started!
How great it is to have this time to reflect on God's being born among us (Christmastide), and his revealing himself as a man to the world (Epiphanytide).
Let's keep the celebration going strong through (at least) the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (January 12)!
What's one practical way to do that? Join us for our School Christmas Concert on Saturday, January 4 @ 2:00pm.
Adoration of the Shepherds, Gerard van Honthorst (c.1622)
This weekend, we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. This celebration gives us a lot of food for thought.
For instance, how remarkable it is that God is born into a home, that he has a family life!
Or how incredible it is that God subjects himself to his parents, that God entrusts himself to the care of a human mother and father!
There's certainly a lot to stir our minds and imaginations this season, but the primary effect of our reflections should be that our hearts are moved. How can they not be when God loves us so?
I look forward to seeing you - and celebrating with you - soon.
Christ's Peace,
Father Daniel
δοῦλος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ
PS As is our custom, we will have only one Mass on January 1st at 12:00 noon for the Holy Day of Obligation.
Preparing for Mass?
Check out this weekend's readings:
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
The Holy Family, Giorgione (c.1508)