Merry ChristmasTide

Christmas Day – December 25

Today begins the Christmas Tide. Tomorrow is the first of the Twelve Days of Christmas. You might think it was today. Not so I say. Today is Christmas – all twelve days in one go. Beginning tomorrow, we get to unwrap them, savor them, and be challenged by them. The gift of this series is exactly that, we get to celebrate the whole season of Christmas, which goes through Epiphany on January 6. There is one letter per day for you to read aloud together some sacred time each morning of Christmas. On these I must insist: together, aloud, in the morning. My prayer for us is that we may enter into a deeper, broader experience and understanding of Christmas. But that all begins tomorrow. Today is Christmas, a day of wondrous enchantment and gift. Experience and enjoy! Merry Christmas!

Note: I wrote this series on the ChristmasTide for the deacon candidate couples who were in formation when I became disabled and could no longer be part of their formation team. Enjoy.

Love and Blessings for a very Merry ChristmasTide!
Patrick