SECOND SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS
‘The Word was made flesh,
he lived among us’
It’s no wonder that we strike our breasts
when, during the recitation of the Angelus we
utter the statement ‘The Word was made flesh
and dwelt among us’. Because He pitched
His tent in our midst and became one of us,
the human family has been graced beyond
measure and raised to a new dignity. It means
that He understands us ‘from the inside’.
It is altogether appropriate that we should
celebrate, rejoice and be glad. It is as though
the Church were appealing to us before we
leave the Christmas season to remember the
central message of these days. It is interesting
to recall that in the years before the Second
Vatican Council this extract from the
beginning of St. John’s Gospel was proclaimed
before the Final Blessing at the end of every
Mass. Known as the Last Gospel it reminded
the faithful before their dismissal of the Good
News at the centre of their faith. May we hear
it anew today.
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