May all the faithful readers and participants of Cathinfo.com have a holy, blessed and merry Christmas!

May Our Lord, meek and humble of heart, come into each of our souls in a special way during this holy feast.

And may He continue to protect and guide his scattered flock hidden throughout the world!

In the newborn Savior,

Matthew

Merry Christmas to all!!

 


 Mat 2:9  When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
10  When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
11  And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.


God bless you all.

A Merry Christ's Mass to you all as well.

Forgive me as this is a day late but Merry Christmas to all of you or as they say in Greek:

Καλά Χριστουγεννα

Here are two beautiful prayers taken from the Byzantine Office:

"O Little Child lying in a manger, by means of a star, heaven has called and led to You the Magi, the first-fruits of the Gentiles, astounded to behold, not scepters and thrones, but extreme poverty. What, indeed, is lower than a cave? What is humbler than swaddling clothes --- and yet the splendor of your divinity shone forth in them resplendently. O Lord, glory to You!"

(Hypacoi for the Nativity)

"THE ONE WHOM THE UNIVERSE CANNOT CONTAIN, how was He contained within a womb? He who is in the Father's bosom, how can He be carried in a mother's arms? All this happened as He Himself had ordered and willed, and as He pleased. He who was not limited by a human body chose to become incarnate: for our sake, He became what He was not before. He shared our nature without losing his own. Christ is born with two natures to perfect the heavenly world."

(Kathisma for the Nativity)