My favorite Christmas movie of all time is It’s a Wonderful Life. There is something about George Bailey’s story: his countless acts of selflessness and generosity, his eye-opening experience of seeing a world in which he never existed, and the way in which his loved ones come together to help him, that all gets to me every single year, no matter how many times I’ve seen it.
This being my first Christmas as a priest, I can’t help but be overwhelmed (not entirely unlike George Bailey at the end of the movie) by the numerous blessings God has brought into my life over the past year, not the least of which are the countless, beautiful souls He has brought into my life and to whom He has called me to minister as a priest and spiritual father.
My prayer for you all this Christmas is that you too are overwhelmed by all God has done for you. And as God intervened to save George Bailey and to show him the meaning of his life, may we truly be grateful for His Son, who comes to do the same for us. And, like George Bailey, may your eyes be opened to the irreplaceable role that God has called you to play in this life. And what a wonderful life it is.
Many Our Lord Jesus Christ shower you with His blessings this Christmas.
Pax Vobiscum
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