"What child is this? This child born this morning, born to no acclaim, born in a dwelling meant for cattle, what is he? Ignored by the world but acclaimed by the angels, who is he?
"As the classic Christmas carol tells us, 'This, this is Christ the King.' Our King, our Messiah, our Emmanuel is born today, in the place where ox and donkey feed. And yet already this silent Word, the Word made flesh who cannot yet speak, pleads for us sinners to his Father. Christ, from the moment of his birth, had one purpose - to redeem us and offer us salvation."
In a recent commentary, Brother Stephen Ruhl, O.P., reflected on the mystery of Jesus coming into the world as a little child.
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Dominicana: What Child Is This? (25 DEC 18)
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