Happy Second Day of Christmas!
So since I'm Catholic, the markets are in holiday quiet time, and too many of you think that Christmas is over once December 25th ends, here's a Catholic view of Christmas which, FYI, didn't end yesterday. It's just begun.
Christmas isn't "over" once the 24 hours of December 25th expire. The fact is, there's lots more Christmas to go, and I hope you know it and live it with gusto while you can. Let the world sink back into its dry, mundane, secular shell. We Catholics have a lot of living to do in coming days and you're welcome to join in. If you have to work (and I've got some work waiting for me next week), do so in the "Christmas Spirit." Keep your mind and heart in the manger with the lamb, shepherds, the ox, and ass for a few days more - even longer if the spirit moves you. That creche in your living room, or the one in your church, or those you pass outside as you move about, all remind us of Christmas. Keep the exclamation point at the end of "Merry Christmas!"
Personally, I can’t get enough of seeing, writing, saying, or hearing (spoken or sung) “Christmas,” “Merry Christmas,” "Blessed and Happy Christmas,” and on and on. Much of the world will cease and desist their celebration and enjoyment of Christmas Day today, as the bizarre holiday music bash that starts before Thanksgiving now goes silent, with some people even taking down their Christmas decorations today - at exactly the time the world should be full up and lit up! Incredible! So it’s up to the Christmas Troopers to keep Christmas alive past the 25th, full bore through the 12 Days of Christmas, with a shot of new energy on January 6th, the Feast of the Epiphany, even - for the hard core among us - straight on out to the Feast of the Presentation in the Temple of February 2nd, the real, final, end of the Christmas Season.
If you're on board with all this, your celebration has just begun! Pretty cool, eh?
Christmas isn't "over" once the 24 hours of December 25th expire. The fact is, there's lots more Christmas to go, and I hope you know it and live it with gusto while you can. Let the world sink back into its dry, mundane, secular shell. We Catholics have a lot of living to do in coming days and you're welcome to join in. If you have to work (and I've got some work waiting for me next week), do so in the "Christmas Spirit." Keep your mind and heart in the manger with the lamb, shepherds, the ox, and ass for a few days more - even longer if the spirit moves you. That creche in your living room, or the one in your church, or those you pass outside as you move about, all remind us of Christmas. Keep the exclamation point at the end of "Merry Christmas!"
Personally, I can’t get enough of seeing, writing, saying, or hearing (spoken or sung) “Christmas,” “Merry Christmas,” "Blessed and Happy Christmas,” and on and on. Much of the world will cease and desist their celebration and enjoyment of Christmas Day today, as the bizarre holiday music bash that starts before Thanksgiving now goes silent, with some people even taking down their Christmas decorations today - at exactly the time the world should be full up and lit up! Incredible! So it’s up to the Christmas Troopers to keep Christmas alive past the 25th, full bore through the 12 Days of Christmas, with a shot of new energy on January 6th, the Feast of the Epiphany, even - for the hard core among us - straight on out to the Feast of the Presentation in the Temple of February 2nd, the real, final, end of the Christmas Season.
If you're on board with all this, your celebration has just begun! Pretty cool, eh?
Merry Christmas!
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