The Christmas Miracle

A couple thousand years ago, something extraordinary happened. Two unsuspecting parents were traveling to Bethlehem, literally "house of bread", the city of David. There was a census going on and each person was to return to their hometown. Joseph was from the lineage of David so he and his pregnant wife Mary traveled there.

Just as we are not always ready to accept Jesus into our lives and homes, there wasn't any room for the soon-to-be born Jesus, Mary and Joseph in any inn. They'd take shelter in a stranger's stable cave and that's where he was born; later his Resurrection from the dead would also take place a strangers cave. In the filthiest place, a stable, Purity was born. An ox and an ass were among those who knelt down by Jesus... ironic since for a time in the Old Testament, people exalted these animals. They knelt as if saying "We are sorry for having been exaulted in place of You." He lived a life without sin as our "spotless lamb" to deliver us all from our sins. Our sins were not His to bear but, He carried them out of love for us.

Once born his parents would place him in a manger- a feeding trough for animals. Later He'd teach his disciples and those following him that He is the Bread of Life and True Bread come down from Heaven. Commemorating Jesus' life, death and resurrection, it is this present Miracle that takes place at every Catholic Mass; the True Bread come down from Heaven to nourish us to everlasting life.

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We've embraced a couple things this year:
Divinity will be found where you least expect it.
Only a humble heart can find God, so this season let us stoop down to adore this child.

We wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS, literally CHRIST'S MASS!