Christmas is based on an exchange of gifts, the gift of God to man - His unspeakable gift of His Son, and the gift of man to God - when we present our bodies a living sacrifice.
It's true, Christmas can feel like a lot of work, particularly for mothers. But when you look back on all the Christmases in your life, you'll find you've created family traditions and lasting memories. Those memories, good and bad, are really what help to keep a family together over the long haul.
That's the true spirit of Christmas; people being helped by people other than me.
One can never have enough socks," said Dumbledore. "Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.
I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.
I am not alone at all, I thought. I was never alone at all. And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, the world seemingly most indifferent. For this is still the time God chooses.
Christmas is not just a day, an event to be observed and speedily forgotten. It is a spirit which should permeate every part of our lives.
All the Christmas presents in the world are worth nothing without the presence of Christ.
Rejoice, that the immortal God is born, so that mortal men may live in eternity.
Good news from heaven the angels bring, Glad tidings to the earth they sing: To us this day a child is given, To crown us with the joy of heaven.
How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, His precepts!
Christmas day is a day of joy and charity. May God make you very rich in both.
It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.
Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends." ~ (1925- ), English political leader.
Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.
Love came down at Christmas, Love all lovely, Love Divine; Love was born at Christmas; Star and angels gave the sign.
Mankind is a great, an immense family... This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas.
I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.
Great little One! whose all-embracing birth Lifts Earth to Heaven, stoops Heaven to Earth.
The very purpose of Christ's coming into the world was that He might offer up His life as a sacrifice for the sins of men. He came to die. This is the heart of Christmas.
When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
the joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.
For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child Himself.
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