Fr. Christian Mathis | December 31, 2011
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, six geese a-laying. Today we turn our attention to the God who once described himself as a mother hen (Luke 13: 31-35). Although it is not hens but geese mentioned the sixth verse of the 12 Days of Christmas, the catechetical symbolism fits. The [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 30, 2011
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, five golden rings. Yesterday’s post focused on the four books which are central to the New Testament. Today we turn our attention to the five books which are central to the Old Testament, often referred to as the Pentateuch. The Pentateuch consists of [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 29, 2011
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, four calling birds. Continuing on our journey through The Twelve Days of Christmas, we come to the gift of four calling birds, or in the Christian world what we refer to as the four Gospels. Just as the angels announced to the shepherds [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 28, 2011
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me, three french hens. And so on this third day of Christmas we turn ourselves to poultry (Yes, I know most of you are celebrating the fourth day of Christmas–I got a late start and figured Epiphany can be day 12). Symbolically these three [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 27, 2011
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me, two turtledoves. Today’s symbol of two turtle doves stands for the Old and New Testament. With that in mind we might consider celebrating Christmas today by spending some time reading the Bible. I have two passages in mind for today. The first is [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 26, 2011
Every year it is a challenge to celebrate the Twelve Days of Christmas. One large reason is that in our American culture people generally begin the secular celebration of Christmas on Thanksgiving Day and end on Christmas Day. For Christians, who have been waiting in anticipation during the season of Advent, Christmas has only just [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 24, 2011
Wishing you a Merry Christmas.
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