"Almighty God and Father of Light, a Child is born for us and
a Son is given to us. Your Eternal Word leaped down from
heaven in the silent watches of the night, and now Your
church is filled with wonder at the nearness of her God. Open our hearts to
receive His life and increase our vision with the rising of dawn, that
our lives may be filled with His glory and His peace, who lives and
reigns for ever and ever. Amen."
Holy Infant cradeled in the arms of St. Anthony, have mercy on us~
~A most blessed Christmas to all of our blog readers~
He is one of the great saints of the Catholic Church, and one of the beloved--even far beyond Catholics themselves. Untold numbers of people turn to him, still, when there is loss. And strangely--at least strangely in the usual ways of the world--those things often quickly turn up. And often they turn up in the most unexpected--even seemingly miraculous ways. Let the stories begin.
