The Gift of Christmas

HOMILYChristmas Day (C) – 25 December 2009Readings: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14After four weeks of advent, nine days of Misa de Aguinaldo, and last night’s noche Buena, Christmas is finally here, the most awaited time of the year.The word Christmas originated as a compound meaning "Christ's Mass". It is derived from the Middle English Christemasse and