Please keep those who are isolated, lonely and alone in your prayers.
Pray the Holy Family prayer Holy Family of Nazareth, make our family one with you. Help us to be instruments of peace. Grant that love, strengthened by grace, may prove mightier than all the weaknesses and trials through which our families sometimes pass. May we always have God at the centre of our hearts and homes until we are all one family, happy and at peace in our true home with you. Amen.
Tempted to take down the tree this week? Give yourself a break and enjoy the tree until Sunday, January 9 on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
Christmas trees are often placed in the part of the home where the family gathers for fun and relaxation. Hang out more often by the tree during the Christmas season. Play board games, have your favourite snacks and drinks, play your favourite Christmas music, and make the days of Christmas different by relaxing the usual schedule and busyness. With the pandemic being this long, you will not regret celebrating Christmas differently this year.
Greet others with a "Merry Christmas" and not a happy holidays. Christ is the reason for the season!
Avoid shopping or returning /exchanging gifts you've received for Christmas. Keep your mind peaceful and don't lose that peace. It may be prudent to keep away from crowds anyway to avoid being sick.
Have a bon fire if you have a fire pit and enjoy a cup of hot cocoa. Go ice skating and walk in the snow!
Celebrate how blessed we are with the gift of the Christ child not in a day but for a season. He is Immanuel, God-with-us.
Find calendar of Saints remembered by the Church. This page feature the stories of the great witnesses of Christian life through the centuries, lighting our way on our journey of faith.
Here is a link to read the daily Catholic Mass Readings in New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), which is also used in the Canadian Lectionary. Download Living With Christ app for an easier access to daily readings, prayers and saints day: https://en.novalis.ca/products/living-with-christ-app
Find calendar of Saints remembered by the Church. This page feature the stories of the great witnesses of Christian life through the centuries, lighting our way on our journey of faith.
Here is a link to read the daily Catholic Mass Readings in New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), which is also used in the Canadian Lectionary. Download Living With Christ app for an easier access to daily readings, prayers and saints day: https://en.novalis.ca/products/living-with-christ-app