The Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest revealed how to shed light on the true essence of Christmas. Interview.
"We are God's big family, his love surrounds humanity, the whole world, world history, and all suffering, death, and tragedy melt into it, because after all, God's love has the last word, and man's life does not end with earthly death. . This really conveys the message of Christmas, and this is what changes our perspective" -
said Cardinal Péter Erdő, Primate, in the Christmas interview given to the Magyar Nemzet .
In addition to the temptations of "over-celebration", the portal talked to the Esztergom-Budapest archbishop about the joy of Pope Francis and the relationship between the census and church registers.
About the true essence of Christmas
When asked how to shed light on the true essence of Christmas, the cardinal said: it is important to "feel what is the center of the holiday, who is the one we are celebrating". According to Péter Erdő, "that is why it is very good that in our churches, schools and many other places the tradition of the shepherd's play, in which the birth of Jesus comes to life, is still alive".
As he puts it: "this collective memory makes us truly a community. For the beauty that we all want to experience, that the family is together, we love each other and give each other gifts, and in the middle is the Little Jesus, well, this ideal Christmas holiday has a symbolic message. Then in the evening, something flashes about the fact that this is the way the world is.
We are God's big family, his love surrounds humanity, the whole world, world history,
and all suffering, death, and tragedy fade into this, because after all God's love has the last word, and man's life does not end with earthly death. This is what really conveys the message of Christmas, and it is what changes our perspective. The world around us also becomes valuable and meaningful, it becomes homely," the cardinal concluded.
The full interview by clicking here .
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