Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! I wish you and your family a joyous and blessed Christmas.
More than two thousand years ago, the King of kings was born into poverty in a stable. Today, he can be born in our hearts.
The miracle of the Incarnation was a defining moment in salvation history. On this special day, our hearts turn in gratitude toward the Father, who sent his only begotten Son into the world so that we might have eternal life (John 3:16). This incredible gift affirms God’s boundless love and mercy for us!
The Nativity
The Christmas Octave, an eight-day period of extended celebration that begins on Christmas Day, is a period for contemplating the mystery of the Christmas miracle and the events surrounding the birth of Jesus. It includes the Feasts of the Holy Family and the Holy Innocents, and ends with the Feast of Mary, the Mother of God, on January 1.
We pray that your celebration of Christmas and the Christmas Octave will fill your heart with joy, peace, and love during this holy season.
In Christ,
Svetozar Plemic
I celebrate still according to the old Julian calendar used by the Serbian and Russian orthodox churches on 7th January but i was really happy that Pope Leo visited Constantinople recently and planns with the Patriarch to find a common Easter date. Today i pray for world Peace and for the unity of the Christian church and would like if the serbian church joins in in this ecumeny which Constantinople has with the Vatican and that also the serbian church joins in in common Christmas and Easter date like the Greek, Bulgarian or Romanian churches have done long ago.
God bless you
