“O Christmas Sun! What holy task is thine! To fold a world in the embrace of God! To spread, where'er thy golden feet have trod, The benediction of His grace divine: To hold the promise of His final plan Blazing before the eyes of human-kind, And, at thy setting, leave His love enshrined Anew in the reminded heart of man!” MenWorldHumansHeartKindEyeSunGracePlansFeetDivineHolyPromiseTasksEmbraceFinalsSpreadSettingChristmasGoldenSettingsHis LoveFoldsBlazingBenediction Author:Guy Wetmore Carryl
“Christmas is ... a time to mark our progress through this earthly journey. Every December we can look back and marvel at the designs of God and realize how very little we are in control of the events that shaped the past year. Then, with hearts full, look to the celebration of that silent, holy night, and all its certainty. Because of Christmas, this we know: Christ was born for us. He is love, and the plans he has for us always surpass those of our own.” KnowsYearsLooksHeartLittlesPastNightChristRealizingBornProgressPlansJourneyEventsDesignHolyMarkSilentChristmasCertaintyCelebrationDecemberHoly Night Author:Karen Kingsbury
“Every year we celebrate the holy season of Advent, O God. Every year we pray those beautiful prayers of longing and waiting, and sing those lovely songs of hope and promise.” YearsBeautifulSongWaitingPrayerPrayingHolyPromiseSeasonsLongingLovelyChristmasCelebrateCelebrationAdventMerry ChristmasChristmas WishesMerry Christmas WishesChristmas Greetings Author:Karl Rahner
“Two thousand years ago, the Holy family had a ramble from Nazareth to Bethlehem - in much the same way as I'm having a ramble from Norwich to Swaffham. Although I'm not comparing myself to Jesus - I don't want to get bogged down in that whole controversy again.” WayWantYearsTwoWholeJesusHolyThousandYears AgoChristmasCompareThousand YearsControversyBethlehemNazarethNorwich Author:Steve Coogan
“O Christmas Sun! What holy task is thine! To fold a world in the embrace of God!” WorldSunHolyTasksEmbraceChristmasFoldsInspirational ChristmasMerry ChristmasChristmas HolidayChristmas ThoughtsBest ChristmasChristmas CardChristmas Card GreetingsChristmas Holiday GreetingsChristian ChristmasHoliday CardHoliday Greeting Card Author:Guy Wetmore Carryl
“The mystery of the Holy Night, which historically happened two thousand years ago, must be lived as a spiritual event in the 'today' of the Liturgy," the Pope clarified. "The Word who found a dwelling in Mary's womb comes to knock on the heart of every person with singular intensity this Christmas.” YearsHeartPersonsTwoTodaySpiritualNightFoundHappenedMysteryEventsHolyThousandYears AgoChristmasIntensityMaryThousand YearsPopeWombDwellingChristmas SpiritLiturgyHoly Night Author:Pope John Paul II
“Any one thinking of the Holy Child as born in December would mean by it exactly what we mean by it; that Christ is not merely a summer sun of the prosperous but a winter fire for the unfortunate.” ThinkingMeanChildrenChristBornSunFireHolySummerWinterChristmasUnfortunateProsperousDecemberSummer Sun Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton