„Cine dă, lui îşi dă; cine face, lui îşi face”
“Whoever gives, he gives to himself; whoever does something, he does to himself”

Pastoral letter at the Nativity 2020

Summary/Abstract: Christmas is the feast of gifts. We give gifts to our loved ones at Christmas, especially to children, and they are not only valuable as a utility, but they are valuable through the message they carry. Especially mothers, out of their overflowing love, want to give their children all that is best and most beautiful. On Christmas Eve, children sing carols and, of course, receive gifts. Even the text of the carols expresses this reality. In some places, at Christmas, the poor are in the attention of the faithful, because Christ, speaking of the Universal Judgment, emphasized the importance of the corporal works of mercy that will weigh heavilly. Our temporary gifts have eternal consequences. Our social involvement is important. By our good deeds we can make our home in heaven. Christmas is the feast of gifts. The gift that cannot be expressed in words is the gift of heaven to earth, by sending Christ. In popular theology, in carols, the Mother of God presents to the creature the gift of heaven, the Lord Jesus Christ. We can give our hearts to the Lord Jesus Christ. This is the greatest gift we humans can give him.

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