Christmas, also known as the Nativity, is the party commemorating the arrival of Jesus into this world. In fact, the word Christmas comes from the Latin natalis What does it mean birth. According to the Bible, Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judahand came to be the savior that the prophets announced so much: “That is why the Lord himself will give you a sign. See, the young woman is pregnant and she will give birth to a son, and she will call him Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14). Traditionally, Christians joyously celebrate the birth of the Son of God, who became a man for love of humanity. For this, some decorate their houses with Christmas lightsput a manger or birth, a Christmas tree and different figures alluding to this important event. And, although all this is beautiful, we cannot forget that Jesus is the center of this celebrationfor which invites you to discover retreats and novenas that will help you not only to celebrate this date, but also to prepare the way to welcome the Child Jesus in our hearts.
Let’s prepare our hearts for Christmas with ‘s online retreats
Before the main liturgical festivalsthere is usually a preparation time that allows us to prepare our hearts to better welcome and feel the presence of God in our lives. Preparing our hearts for Christmas requires us to set aside time in our schedules to welcome our Savior. For this, proposes different advent retreatsfor the purpose of meditating on the great mystery of the incarnation and embark on the path to this celebration, while radiating the love of God and doing acts of love around us.
Let’s celebrate Christmas with ‘s online novenas
“Today, in the city of David, a Savior has been born to you, who is the Messiah, the Lord. And this will be a sign to you: you will find a newborn child wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.” And together with the Angel, suddenly appeared a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, saying: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace to men loved by him». Luke 2: 11-14.
The Lord chose the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph to welcome Jesus into his home and form the Holy Family. This act of love manifests the infinite goodness of God towards us, because he gave his only son for the redemption of our sins and for our salvation. At Christmas, in addition to celebrate jesus, we also remember with special affection his earthly parents and all those wonderful beings that God put along the way to accompany him during his arrival in this world. For to celebrate ChristmasIn addition to the retreats, offers you various online novenas, through which you can take a step by step towards this important date. Come, pray and take time to praise and thank God for the birth of him with !