Article: Christmas Message of Most Reverend Manuel Batakian Exarch of Armenian Catholics of Our Lady of Nareg in the United States and Canada

Batakian, Manuel
Armenian Reporter, The
12-24-2005
CHRISTMAS 2005

Once more, the Nativity of Our Lord extends us the invitation to rejoice
and reflect.

As we gather with our families and communities to celebrate a historical
event that radically changed the destiny of humankind two thousand years
ago, we are invited to inquire about the extent this event becomes part of
us, and the role it plays in our lives, both as individuals and as a
community.

If, in following a beautifully established custom, we celebrate a feast
that is just like any other feast that occurs throughout the year,
Christmas then will not overtake the limits of a routine commemoration.

Similarly, if we take advantage of this ...

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