Pope's First Christmas Homily Encourages Openness to Receiving God's Word- December 25, 2005 Pope Benedict XVI, in his first Christmas homily since becoming the Holy Father, delivered a homily at the Christmas vigil mass in which he reflected on the readiness of the shepherds to receive God's Word:They were people who were watchful. This was chiefly true in a superficial way: they kept watch over their flocks by night. But it was also true in a deeper way: they were ready to receive God's word. Their life was not closed in on itself; their hearts were open. In some way, deep down, they.http://thepopeblog.blogspot.com/2005/12/popes-first-christmas-homily.html |