Homily of Fr Septimius Manelli,
Mass midnight, December 25

God, to manifest the greatness of its mysteries, he turned to humble people. The shepherds were looked down upon and the poor could not pay all rates to the temple, the greatest work of history: The Incarnation of the Son of God, Christ the Savior.

First, the Lord promised salvation through the woman and the descendant of David. This announcement also plays for us. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. We want to be like this: detached from the things of this world as Jesus in the manger, but especially on secondment from sin. We are bad when we sin against God’s will, so good.

As s. Francesco humble, with life conforms to the Holy Gospel, we must live the Catholic life, the life of faith. We grow in righteousness and true holiness in the Church, under the cloak of the Madonna, as her true children.