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Friday, December 26, 2008, St. Stephen
Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59, Psalm 31, Matthew 10:17-22
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CALVARY-CHRISTMAS
"You will be hated by all on account of Me. But whoever holds out till the
end will escape death." —Matthew 10:22
On this second day of Christmas, the Church presents to us St. Stephen,
the first martyr. The festive red color of Christmas is mixed with the
blood-red of the martyr. The Church proclaims that Christmas is not just a
custom, diversion, or triviality. Christmas is glorious — and serious.
Christmas is the proclamation of Jesus' lordship. It is the Word
confronting the world (see Wis 18:15).
The Church's Christmas characters are not Santa, Rudolph, or Frosty. Our
Christmas saints are the fearless martyr Stephen, the massacred babies of
Bethlehem, the bloodied Thomas Becket, joyful and sorrowful mother Mary,
and Joseph the impoverished refugee. The Church proclaims that Christmas
is not primarily for the consumers and shoppers but for the witnesses, the
persecuted, and the poor.
You may have had the world's Christmas for years. Why don't you try
something different and celebrate the Word's Christmas? Repent, obey,
witness, and begin Christ's Christmas.
Prayer: Father, give me a good, old-fashioned, Bethlehem-Calvary
Christmas.
Promise: "As Stephen was being stoned he could be heard praying, 'Lord
Jesus, receive my spirit.' " —Acts 7:59
Praise: St. Stephen was so focused on his beloved Jesus that he saw the
heavens open as he was killed (Acts 7:56).
(Grow in Christ's Christmas by reading the Bible every day. We have
several tape series to help you. "Overview of the Bible" is six audio
tapes starting with AV 10A-1 or three video tapes starting with V-10A.
"15-minute Bible Teaching - New Testament" is forty audio tapes starting
with #700. "An Introduction to each Book of the Bible" is 32 audio tapes
starting with AV 21-1 or 17 video tapes starting with V-21.)
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December 1, 2008 through January 31, 2009
†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
Cincinnati, June 17, 2008
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