Living the Christmas Season
In American culture, we tend to put the Christmas cart before the horse! Lit trees go up and carols start playing in stores right after Halloween. By December 26, we’re fatigued by it all and start packing up all that’s Christmas-y.
NOT. . . SO. . . FAST!
Our Catholic faith invites us to a different approach. Advent offers a time for preparing our minds, hearts, and homes but come Christmas Eve, we pivot to celebrating. We’re no longer focused so much on the future, as relishing the promise that is fulfilled now. Emmanuel - God with us - has arrived! This truth is so game-changing that a single day is not adequate to take it in and celebrate it. Our Christmas joy spills over into a whole liturgical season all its own.