St. Nicholas
Legends abound about this saint but we know that he was orphaned at a young age when his wealthy parents died. Generous to a fault, he reportedly threw money down a chimney to enable a poor man's daughters to marry. This is the image that makes him the model for Santa Claus. As bishop of Lycia (now Turkey), he fought against heresies plaguing the Church in the fourth century. He was devoted to charity and the protection of the weak.
Pray for Peace
In the midst of your celebration of Christ's birth, please pray that all nations will come to respect life from conception to natural death.
Believing vs. Understanding
When Mary heard she would give birth to the Son of God, she didn't understand but trusted anyway, "Be it done to me according to your word" (Luke 1:38). She knew that we don't have to understand to believe that God can do the impossible.
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