Traditional Roman Catholicism
" And The Word Became Flesh"
Today we celebrate the coming of the Savior. God’s love for us is so remarkable. Coming to us
in such a meek and humble way. In the First Mass at midnight we read in the Offertory:
” Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad before the face of the Lord: because He
cometh.”
He was fittingly born in Bethlehem since Bethlehem is interpreted as the house of bread. Our
Lord had said: ” I am the living bread, which came down from heaven.” The place therefore in
which the Lord was born was formerly called the house of bread, because there it was to be
that He would appear in future times in the substance of our flesh.
The whole world was being enrolled at the time He was born so that it might be declared that
He appeared to enroll His elect for all eternity. We know our Lord was not born in His house.
He was born, as it were, among strangers. It is written,
” To Him therefore Who while remaining eternal hath appeared in time, strange must be the
place be where He has descended.”
The excitement Saint Philip must have felt when he said:
” We have found him of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets did write, Jesus the son of
Joseph of Nazareth.” (John 1:45)
Today we can celebrate the same as we recall the reality of His real Presence in the Blessed
Sacrament.
We should recall today as well Our Blessed Mother. It was her Immaculate Heart that pumped
blood into the Our Lord. It was her “yes” that allowed this day to happen. It was to her loving
care that Our Lord was subject to. It was her being “full of grace” her being the perfect one that
gave us the temple for the Incarnation.
" All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of Our God: sing joyful to God, all the earth.
The Lord hath made known his salvation.: He hath revealed His justice in the sight of the
Gentiles. Alleluia, alleluia. A sanctified day hath shone upon us: come ye Gentiles and adore
the Lord: for this day a great light hath descended upon the earth. Alleluia.( Taken from the
Gradual for third Mass Christmas Day) Ps 97.3,4,2
Everywhere in the Gospels we see evidence of His Divinity.
” In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (John
1:1)
Now we know that, ” The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.” (John 1:14) Saint John
tells us that the Word, God, has become man. We see in these two verses the Blessed Trinity
and that God, Jesus, became man. This day we celebrate the greatest act of love. God has
come down from His heavenly throne to save us from our sins. He comes down to us in every
Catholic Mass. Let us all bow down and worship Him. Venite Adoremus!
in such a meek and humble way. In the First Mass at midnight we read in the Offertory:
” Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad before the face of the Lord: because He
cometh.”
He was fittingly born in Bethlehem since Bethlehem is interpreted as the house of bread. Our
Lord had said: ” I am the living bread, which came down from heaven.” The place therefore in
which the Lord was born was formerly called the house of bread, because there it was to be
that He would appear in future times in the substance of our flesh.
The whole world was being enrolled at the time He was born so that it might be declared that
He appeared to enroll His elect for all eternity. We know our Lord was not born in His house.
He was born, as it were, among strangers. It is written,
” To Him therefore Who while remaining eternal hath appeared in time, strange must be the
place be where He has descended.”
The excitement Saint Philip must have felt when he said:
” We have found him of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets did write, Jesus the son of
Joseph of Nazareth.” (John 1:45)
Today we can celebrate the same as we recall the reality of His real Presence in the Blessed
Sacrament.
We should recall today as well Our Blessed Mother. It was her Immaculate Heart that pumped
blood into the Our Lord. It was her “yes” that allowed this day to happen. It was to her loving
care that Our Lord was subject to. It was her being “full of grace” her being the perfect one that
gave us the temple for the Incarnation.
" All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of Our God: sing joyful to God, all the earth.
The Lord hath made known his salvation.: He hath revealed His justice in the sight of the
Gentiles. Alleluia, alleluia. A sanctified day hath shone upon us: come ye Gentiles and adore
the Lord: for this day a great light hath descended upon the earth. Alleluia.( Taken from the
Gradual for third Mass Christmas Day) Ps 97.3,4,2
Everywhere in the Gospels we see evidence of His Divinity.
” In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (John
1:1)
Now we know that, ” The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.” (John 1:14) Saint John
tells us that the Word, God, has become man. We see in these two verses the Blessed Trinity
and that God, Jesus, became man. This day we celebrate the greatest act of love. God has
come down from His heavenly throne to save us from our sins. He comes down to us in every
Catholic Mass. Let us all bow down and worship Him. Venite Adoremus!
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