A blessed Christmas to you! Today, our Lord now invites us to enter the glorious celebration of His birth! How well do you understand the mystery of Christmas? How fully do you comprehend the significance of God becoming a human, born of a virgin?  

Many are quite familiar with the birth of Jesus, there is no end to the depth of the “pondering” to which we must commit ourselves if we want to enter more deeply into the mystery of the birth of the Son of God. Reading the story, setting up a nativity scene, sharing Christmas cards, and attending church is central to Christmas. But “pondering” and “reflecting” will draw us deeper into this mystery of our faith. 

Ponder the incarnation. Place yourself into the scene that first Christmas. Hear the sounds of the town. Smell the smells of the stable. Watch as the shepherds come forth in adoration. And enter the mystery more fully, acknowledging that the more you know about the mystery of Christmas, the more you know how little you know and understand. But that humble realisation is the first step to a deeper understanding of what we celebrate this day. 

Every blessing

Father Paul