Christmas Blessing

May the coming days of Christmas,

days which remind us of Jesus’ first appearance on earth,

be more than ever days of great inner and outer joy,

an echo of the angels’ song and of the shepherd’s gladness!

May we live them so that Jesus,

now ascended into heaven,

when he looks down on earth

and on all the places celebrating his Christmas,

will rest his gaze with particular satisfaction

on the place where we are staying,

so he can admire

a marvellous, living Christmas,

built and re-built, hour by hour,

out of love for one another,

which makes him really present among us.

Amen