Br. Vincent Mary Bernhard, O.P., on Telling Again the Story of Jesus' Birth

"In Deuteronomy, Moses exhorts the Israelites, 'remember the days of old, consider the years of ages past; ask your father, he will inform you, your elders, they will tell you' (Deut 32:7). Telling the story of God's wondrous deeds within Israel's history from generation to generation was an important element of passing on the inheritance of the covenant and remaining faithful to God. 'We have heard with our ears, O God,' we read in the psalms, 'our fathers have told us, what deeds you did perform in their days, in the days of old' (Ps 44:2).

"Christians continue to tell the story of salvation and exhort their children to remember the actions of God within history, above all the full revelation of his love when the Son entered the world and suffered and died for us on Calvary. Especially during the Christmas season, we return to the story of Jesus' birth, an event in history that has been memorialized through storytelling. . . ." 

In a recent commentary, Brother Vincent Mary Bernhard, O.P., reflected, with special attention to the singing of 'Once in Royal David's City,' on our wondering anew at "the mystery of God becoming man as we tell once again the story of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem."

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