The Three Gifts of Christmas

St. John Paul II’s first Urbi et Orbi message proclaims the beauty of Christmas as a “feast of man.”  Our human nature has been “taken into the unity of the Divine Person of the Son, into the unity of the Word in whom God eternally expresses himself.” (See Urbi et Orbi Message of His Holiness John Paul II, Christmas 1978. Available here)  This understanding of human nature is unheard of in the history of humanity, and completely unique to Christianity.  Furthermore, a great power is unleashed at Christmas.  We are given the gift of becoming children of God.  The Holy Father’s message is very clear on this point: “The Birth of the Incarnate Word is the beginning of a new power for humanity itself, the power open to every man, in accordance with the words of St. John ‘he gave power to become children of God’ (Jn 1: 12).” (See Urbi et Orbi, number 2)  This is astounding, when we stop and think about it for a moment.  God is offering us three priceless gifts this Christmas: his own Son, the elevation of our human nature into his divine life, and the power to become his beloved children. 

It seems that we have quite a lot to be grateful for this Christmas!

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