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Christmas is monumental in our Catholic faith. We celebrate this feast as a pivotal moment when God became man -incarnate (the Latin "in carne" means "enfleshment") to walk with us in order for us to rise up to meet Him. Even though we have many different customs to celebrate this feast, one that is required is the celebration of mass. Whether we attend a Christmas vigil on the eve of Christmas or Christmas Day, we are required to celebrate this moment with praise and worship to our God.
It is very important that we remember why God became flesh and what He did as Jesus Christ on this earth for us. Celebrating this feast with mass allows us to remember how the Lord saves us by becoming flesh on the altar during the Eucharistic Celebration. In recognizing this we can see how Christmas and Easter are celebrated not just on designated feast days, but all year during mass.
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Enrichment Activities
Coloring
Puzzles & Handouts
- Read the Infancy Narrative of Christ as a family (Narración navideña infantile)
Crafting & Cooking
- Make Plum Pudding also known as Christmas pudding.
- Create Story Stones for children to play with while learning about the birth of Our Lord.
- Make a Nativity Snack
- Kids can create this Nativity using items from home
Make this simple kid-friendly recreation of the Holy Family.- Kids can create a nativity scene using Legos.
- Make Epiphany Breakfast Cinnamon Toaster Patry Stars to commemorate the feast of the Epiphany.
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Good News for Your Journey
And the Word Became Flesh - Lectio Divina Journal: This Lectio Divina Journal is a series of meditations on the Incarnation. In reflecting on the life of Christ, we can find the high calling and glorious destiny that is ours as Christians.
- Wisdom of Love Practical Advice for Families is written by Pope Francis. "This book has solid relationship tips for all
members of the family! Whether you are married, single, or engaged; a grandparent, a father or mother, or a son or daughter, you will find plenty of tips that will meet you where you’re at! Each tip speaks to an accompanying quote from Pope Francis".- USCCB
- Cradle of Redeeming Love: The Theology of the Christmas Mystery written by John
Saward. "The subject of this book is objective and divinely revealed truth of the Nativity of Christ, as proclaimed by His infallible and immaculate Bride. It is the splendor of this truth, of "Love's noon in Nature's night", which for two millennia has captivated the Fathers and Schoolmen, and activated the genius of poets, painters, and musicians. Illustrated with eight color paintings".-Ignatius Press
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