Our Lord Jesus Christ - The Light of the World
That was the true light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world.
Gospel according to Saint John 1:9
That was the true light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world.
Gospel according to Saint John 1:9
So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Gospel according to Saint Matthew 5:16
So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Gospel according to Saint Matthew 5:16
All the darkness of the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.
- Saint Francis of Assisi
- Saint Francis of Assisi
That was the true light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world.
Gospel according to Saint John 1:9
God of Love,
Father of all,
the darkness that covered the earth
has given way to the bright
dawn of Your Word made flesh.
Make us a people of this Light.
Make us faithful to Your Word
that we may bring Your Life
to the waiting world.
Grant this through Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
(from the Roman Missal)
Father of all,
the darkness that covered the earth
has given way to the bright
dawn of Your Word made flesh.
Make us a people of this Light.
Make us faithful to Your Word
that we may bring Your Life
to the waiting world.
Grant this through Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
(from the Roman Missal)
Corenzo Lotto Nativity
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
For the grace of God our Saviour hath appeared to all men;
Instructing us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly, and justly, and godly in this world,
Looking for the blessed hope and coming of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ,
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable, a pursuer of good works.
Epistle of Saint Paul to Titus 2:11-14
Nativity by Marten de Vos (1532-1603)
1577 Cathedral of Antwerp, Belgium
1577 Cathedral of Antwerp, Belgium
I Have Come to Bring You Peace
I have come to bring you Peace.
Not the peace of the season, for it is too fleeting,
Not the peace of the carol, for it is too nostalgic,
Not the peace of the greeting card, for it is too slick,
Not the peace of the crib, for it is too wistful.
Rather, I have come to bring you Peace,
Peace of the ordinary, the daily, the homely,
Peace for the worker, the driver, the student,
Peace in the office, the kitchen, the farm.
I have come to bring you Peace,
The Peace of accepting yourself as I fashioned you,
The Peace of knowing yourself as I know you,
The Peace of loving yourself as I love you,
The Peace of being yourself as I Am Who I Am.
I have come to bring you Peace,
The Peace that warms you at the completion of a task,
The Peace that invades you at the close of the day,
The Peace that sustains you at the beginning of the day,
The Peace that reinforces you when you are reconciled with one another,
The Peace that touches you when your family is in order.
Without Peace, my coming is unfulfilled.
Without Peace, my birth is forgettable.
Without Peace, Christmas is a contradiction.
I have come to bring you Peace. Amen
Not the peace of the season, for it is too fleeting,
Not the peace of the carol, for it is too nostalgic,
Not the peace of the greeting card, for it is too slick,
Not the peace of the crib, for it is too wistful.
Rather, I have come to bring you Peace,
Peace of the ordinary, the daily, the homely,
Peace for the worker, the driver, the student,
Peace in the office, the kitchen, the farm.
I have come to bring you Peace,
The Peace of accepting yourself as I fashioned you,
The Peace of knowing yourself as I know you,
The Peace of loving yourself as I love you,
The Peace of being yourself as I Am Who I Am.
I have come to bring you Peace,
The Peace that warms you at the completion of a task,
The Peace that invades you at the close of the day,
The Peace that sustains you at the beginning of the day,
The Peace that reinforces you when you are reconciled with one another,
The Peace that touches you when your family is in order.
Without Peace, my coming is unfulfilled.
Without Peace, my birth is forgettable.
Without Peace, Christmas is a contradiction.
I have come to bring you Peace. Amen
Prayer by Saint Augustine
of Hippo
of Hippo
Let the just rejoice,
for their Justifier is born.
Let the sick and infirm rejoice,
For their Saviour is born.
Let the captives rejoice,
For their Redeemer is born.
Let slaves rejoice,
for their Master is born.
Let free men rejoice,
For their Liberator is born.
Let All Christians rejoice,
For Jesus Christ is born.
Amen
for their Justifier is born.
Let the sick and infirm rejoice,
For their Saviour is born.
Let the captives rejoice,
For their Redeemer is born.
Let slaves rejoice,
for their Master is born.
Let free men rejoice,
For their Liberator is born.
Let All Christians rejoice,
For Jesus Christ is born.
Amen
Our Lord Jesus Christ - The Light of the World
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