
Letting Christmas Be Christmas — and the Lord’s Day Be the Lord’s Day
COMMENTARY: The Mass confusion of Christmas 2023 tells us something about how evening Masses have contributed to the secularization of Catholic culture.
COMMENTARY: The Mass confusion of Christmas 2023 tells us something about how evening Masses have contributed to the secularization of Catholic culture.
‘Tonight, our hearts are in Bethlehem,’ Pope Francis said, adding that ‘this is the wonder of Christmas … the unprecedented tenderness of a God who saves the world by becoming incarnate.’
The faithful must attend two Masses, U.S. bishops explain.
“Let us be amazed by this scandalous truth. The One who embraces the universe needs to be held in another’s arms. …Infinite love has a miniscule heart that beats softly," Pope Francis said.
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