Since about 400 AD, Christians have celebrated the birth of Jesus. ‘Christ’s means ‘Messiah’s or ‘Anointed One’s – the title given to Jesus – and ‘Mass” was a religious festival. The real meaning of Christmas
Since about 400 AD, Christians have celebrated the birth of Jesus. ‘Christ’s means ‘Messiah’s or ‘Anointed One’s – the title given to Jesus – and ‘Mass” was a religious festival. The real meaning of Christmas is often forgotten. It has become a non-religious holiday more for children who believe more in Santa Claus than in Jesus. Christmas Day is a time for eating and drinking too much and watching television.
But the real Christmas story is found in the Christian Bible. It is told in two different books: Matthew and Luke chapters 1 and 2. These chapters tell how Jesus was born as a baby to Mary. But this was no ordinary birth! She was not married, she was a virgin, and an angel had told her she would bear a special baby. Her fiancé, Jo