St. Francis's Devotion to the Birth of Jesus
"Francis used to observe with inexpressible eagerness and above all other solemnities the Birth of the Child Jesus, calling it the feast of feasts on which God, become a little baby, hung upon human breasts. He would avidly kiss pictures of those infant limbs, and his compassion for the child overflowed his heart, making him stammer sweet words, even like a child. The name Baby Jesus was for him honeycomb-sweet in the mouth." --Celano, Second Life, 199
Have you thought about why God came to us as a baby instead of just appearing at his baptism by John? I think the virgin birth was absolutely necessary for us in order to accept Jesus as sinless and therefore the perfect lamb. Even the Gentiles, who never sacrificed lambs to remove their guilt, had an innate knowledge of their guilt. Healing our damaged consciences is what mankind needed, so God came as a newborn babe to show us how to be newly born into a life created in Christ.
"Francis used to observe with inexpressible eagerness and above all other solemnities the Birth of the Child Jesus, calling it the feast of feasts on which God, become a little baby, hung upon human breasts. He would avidly kiss pictures of those infant limbs, and his compassion for the child overflowed his heart, making him stammer sweet words, even like a child. The name Baby Jesus was for him honeycomb-sweet in the mouth." --Celano, Second Life, 199
Have you thought about why God came to us as a baby instead of just appearing at his baptism by John? I think the virgin birth was absolutely necessary for us in order to accept Jesus as sinless and therefore the perfect lamb. Even the Gentiles, who never sacrificed lambs to remove their guilt, had an innate knowledge of their guilt. Healing our damaged consciences is what mankind needed, so God came as a newborn babe to show us how to be newly born into a life created in Christ.
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