The twenty-fifth day of December.
In the five thousand one hundred and ninety-ninth year of the creation of the world from the time when God in the beginning created the heavens and the earth;
the two thousand nine hundred and fifty-seventh year after the flood;
the two thousand and fifteenth year from the birth of Abraham;
the one thousand five hundred and tenth year from Moses
and the going forth of the people of Israel from Egypt;
the one thousand and thirty-second year from David’s being anointed king;
in the sixty-fifth week according to the prophecy of Daniel;
in the one hundred and ninety-fourth Olympiad;
the seven hundred and fifty-second year from the foundation of the city of Rome;
the forty second year of the reign of Octavian Augustus;
the whole world being at peace,
in the sixth age of the world,
Jesus Christ the eternal God and Son of the eternal Father,
desiring to sanctify the world by his most merciful coming,
being conceived by the Holy Spirit, and nine months having passed since his conception, was born in Bethlehem of Judea of the Virgin Mary, being made flesh.
A Blessed Christmas to all. May the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ bring hope, love and peace to all and your loved ones.
St. Augustine said: “God created us without us but he will not save us without us”.
And here is our quest. To bring as many as possible to the crib in Bethlehem. To tell all what we have seen, what we have heard. To instill in others the great Joy of finding the child and having His Mother, our mother, invite us in closer to ponder the greatest miracle of all time.
God becoming a baby, suffering hardships, healing, forgiving and sacrificing himself so that you may have life. Yes. Life in abundance.
Merry Christmas TAC.
May our King bestow His Peace upon you and yours this new year, 2022.
merry Chistmas Philip!
Merry Christmas Ezabelle!
Merry Christmas to all.
If I may engage in a slight diversion:
I love that litany from the Roman Martyrology of December 24. It is, of course, part of the legacy of the traditional liturgy that the current occupants of the Holy See wish to put down the memory hole. Among the many things for which we should pray, especially on this day, I ask everyone to pray that the true gift of Christmas, the love of Christ Himself, might find its way into the hearts of all who seek and delight in the exercise of power over others, especially in the Church. Let’s also pray that the faithful who seek only to worship Christ in the traditional manner and form no longer be treated as pariahs by the hierarchy of the very Church that Christ established. What was sacred and holy for centuries before 1970 cannot be rendered anathema by decree of any man or group of men, no matter their ecclesial rank.
Don, again, many thanks for your daily labors in producing this blog, and many thanks to all who comment here. You all have become an enjoyable and valuable part of my every day. God bless us, every one!
Merry Christmas Frank!
Ditto to the above. Thank you for your history, humor (these days), and daily posts/comments. Blessed Christmas and 2022 to all.
Merry Christmas to Don and all the regular bloggers and commenters! I look forward to your posts every day. Thanks for sharing your thoughts so eloquently.
Merry Christmas Elaine!
Merry Christmas to you Don, and to all your readers here. And Frank, I especially appreciate your post above— well said! Merry Christmas, everyone!
Merry Christmas Clinton!
A very Merry Christmas to you, Don, and all the TAC contributors and commenters! 🙂
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Merry Christmas CAG!