New Things usually excite us. As we prepare for Christmas, however, our joy and anticipation come from old and familiar things: Yuletide colors and decor, Christmas tunes and carols, and the figure of the first nativity scene – thew Baby Jesus, Mary, Joseph, the magi and the shepherds.
The hustle and bustle that accompany our unique Filipino way of celebrating Christmas often deprives us of sober advent. We tend to clip this liturgical season into much-anticipated and prolonged Christmas. If we take the time to reflect and pray, however, we realize how the liturgy of the word invites us to consider God coming to us in the here and now.
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Posted by Phatzie on December 16, 2009 at 7:32 AM
nice!