I have to submit to two bishops! No going rogue here!
My other bishop from my other diocese:
The Most Reverend Jacques Fabre-Jeune, CS
Bishop of Charleston
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
As we emerge from the season of Advent, we prepare ourselves for Christ’s presence among us. A child was born in a small town called Bethlehem, wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger. Then, 33 years after his birth, he surrendered his body, carrying the weight of our sins in blood on his back so that the gates of paradise might be opened, and the veil between humanity and God might be lifted.
In the celebration of Mass, we are truly present when the Word is made flesh and dwells among us. In a way, every Mass is like Christmas. When we visit Christ in the tabernacle, we gaze at the magnificence of the child in the manger. Like the Magi, the wise ones from the East who came to give him homage, we are beckoned towards Jesus, enlightened by the star of grace, God’s life within us. The angels that announced his birth that holy night are present at each eucharistic celebration, proclaiming the holiness and might of the Infant King.
Christ did not come to the world in the form of a powerful noble, though his coming was foretold. Through Mary, he was born of the line of Jesse as a small, defenseless child. This Christmas season, let us thank God for our anticipated Lord, Jesus Christ. His coming into the world is the greatest gift we could ever wish for.
I wish you and all whom you love a merry and blessed Christmas!
Most Rev. Jacques Fabre-Jeune, CS
Bishop of Charleston
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Lovely message, Father McDonald, and Merry Christmas to you!
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