Benedict XVI: The light of Christ is for all. "The light of Christ is so clear and strong . . . that all those who, like the Magi, are open to the truth can recognise it and join in contemplating the …More
Benedict XVI: The light of Christ is for all.
"The light of Christ is so clear and strong . . . that all those who, like the Magi, are open to the truth can recognise it and join in contemplating the Saviour of the world," Pope Benedict said today during his Angelus address. The Pope noted the numerous Eastern Churches that, following the Julian calendar, celebrate "the Child, born in humility in the grotto at Bethlehem . . . the light of the world that guides the paths of all peoples." It is, he said, "a combination that is reflected even from the point of view of the faith: on the one hand, at Christmas, in the presence of Jesus, we see the faith of Mary, of Joseph, and of the shepherds; on the other, in the Epiphany, we see the faith of the Ma ...
"The light of Christ is so clear and strong . . . that all those who, like the Magi, are open to the truth can recognise it and join in contemplating the Saviour of the world," Pope Benedict said today during his Angelus address. The Pope noted the numerous Eastern Churches that, following the Julian calendar, celebrate "the Child, born in humility in the grotto at Bethlehem . . . the light of the world that guides the paths of all peoples." It is, he said, "a combination that is reflected even from the point of view of the faith: on the one hand, at Christmas, in the presence of Jesus, we see the faith of Mary, of Joseph, and of the shepherds; on the other, in the Epiphany, we see the faith of the Ma ...