Facing a new year of life that is filled with unknowns can leave many souls feeling anxious. Some put their trust in God, but others resort to all kinds of superstitions in an effort to make sure their fate remains in their own hands.
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December 30
“A God who became so small could only be mercy and love.”
-St. Thérèse of Lisieux
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December 29
“Him whom the heavens cannot contain, the womb of one woman bore.”
-St. Augustine
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December 28
“O Holy Night, so long awaited, which has united God and man forever! You rekindle our hope. You fill us with ecstatic wonder. You assure us of the triumph of love over hatred, of life over death.”
-Pope St. John Paul II
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December 27
“Although he was the Son of God, Jesus Christ wished for the sake of our redemption to become one of us. He shared our human condition, making himself part of the world of his time, speaking the language of his country, and drawing on local life for the examples with which to illustrate his teachings of justice, truth, hope, and love. Today, his teaching spreads throughout the world.”
–St. Paul VI
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December 26
“Celebrate the feast of Christmas every day; even every moment in the interior temple of your spirit, remaining like a baby in the bosom of the heavenly Father, where you will be reborn each moment in the Divine Word.”
—St. Paul of the Cross
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December 25
“Dearly beloved, today our Saviour is born; let us rejoice. Sadness should have no place on the birthday of life. The fear of death has been swallowed up; life brings us joy with the promise of eternal happiness. No one is shut out from this joy; all share the same reason for rejoicing. Our Lord, victor over sin and death, finding no man free from sin, came to free us all.”
-St. Leo the Great
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December 24
“No one is excluded from the joy brought by the Lord. The great joy announced by the angels on Christmas night is truly for all people, both for the people of Israel then anxiously awaiting a Savior, and for the numberless people made up of all those who, in time to come, would receive its message and strive to live by it.”
–St. Paul VI
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This past year saw several remarkable wins for life from defunding Planned Parenthood to making childbirth free in the U.S. and commencing a long-needed investigation into the safety of the abortion pill.
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Christmas is supposed to be a time of “peace on earth” and, thankfully, it still is, but this joyful season has its detractors - such as those who promulgate the idea that Christmas was founded on a pagan feast. Is this true?
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