..Bloggers note I : Partial extract from the...Full Homily of Pope Leo XIV at Christmas Eve Midnight Mass | December 24, 2025
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Bloggers note: II, Self examination = self EX XAM ME NATION
What form of slavery besets me.? What enslaves me. ? Can the LOVE of GOD, my love of God, Free me from every form of slavery?
Will this love be enough to change our
God chooses to"
world.
And as St. Augustine observed, human
pride weighed you down so heavily that
only divine humility could raise you up
again.
While a distorted economy leads us to
treat human beings as mere merchandise,
God becomes like us, revealing the
infinite dignity of every person.
While humanity seeks to become God in
order to dominate others, God chooses to
become man in order to free us from
every form of slavery.
Will this love be enough to change our
history?
The answer will come as soon as we wake
up from a deadly night into the light of
new life. And like the shepherds
contemplate the child Jesus
above the stable of Bethlehem where Mary
and Joseph watch over the newborn child
with hearts full of wonder. The starry
sky is transformed into a multitude of
the heavenly host.
These are unarmed and disarming hosts
for they sing of the glory of God of
which peace on earth is the true
manifestation.
Indeed, in the heart of Christ beats the
bond of love that unites heaven and
earth, creator and creatures.
For this reason, exactly one year ago,
Pope Francis affirmed that the nativity
of Jesus rekindles in us the gift and
task of bringing hope. Wherever hope has
been lost because with him joy
flourishes, with him life changes. With
him hope does not disappoint.
With these words, the holy year began.
Now, as the Jubilee draws to a close,
Christmas becomes for us a time of
gratitude and mission.
Gratitude for the gift received
and mission to bear witness to it before
the world. As the psalmist sings, tell
of his salvation from day to day.
Declare his glory among the nations, his
marvelous deeds among all the peoples.
Sisters and brothers,
contemplation of the word made flesh
awakens in the whole church a new and
true proclamation.
Let us therefore announce the joy of
Christmas which is a feast of faith,
charity, and hope. It's a feast of faith
because God becomes man, born of the
virgin.
It's a feast of charity because the gift
of the redeeming son is realized in
fraternal self-giving.
And it's a feast of hope because the
child Jesus kindles it within us, making
us messengers of peace. With these
virtues in our hearts, unafraid of the
night, we can go forth to meet the dawn
of a new day.
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