00:00Hello dear brothers and sisters, what a pleasure to be with you again during this time of
00:21Preparation for the Christmas celebration, well, we see now in this next one
00:28Chapter out the steps to follow if we really want it to be a different Christmas and to be able to rescue the
00:36Amidst all this commercialization that surrounds us today, the first thing we must do is...
00:43A Christian Advent to begin with, let us remember that Advent has two fundamental aspects
00:51On the one hand, the preparation to celebrate Christmas, which speaks to us of the reality of God with
00:59On the other hand, we have the fact that Advent reminds us that one day Jesus will return in glory and
01:07Majesty, to take us with him to heaven, with these two objectives of our Advent I propose that
01:14Let's do the following to prepare for the celebration of Christmas and to have a true Christian Advent
01:20The first thing to do is remove all decorations related to Santa Claus figures from the house.
01:28hats, snowsuits, etc., everything that American marketing has put into our
01:35lives second now we have to replace these decorations you removed with angels shepherds little lambs stars
01:46and everything related to the birth of Christ that your house refers to a Christian environment
01:54Precisely because of the birth of Christ, for which we are preparing for the third feast, put a beautiful
02:02Today, people have removed the nativity scenes; at least they put up the mystery, that is, Mary, Joseph, and the...
02:11Baby Jesus in the manger; if you can add other figures, it will be much better. Invest a little money.
02:17It doesn't have to be very expensive or flashy; the important thing is to contemplate the mystery. Fourthly
02:26I invite you to visit the Nativity scene daily with your children and talk to them about the birth of
02:33Jesus, how the prophets prophesied it, his announcement to the Virgin Mary, and all the
02:40For information about the events of his birth, you can rely on sacred scripture.
02:46Fifth, he decorates the table where they eat continuously tomorrow afternoon with figures of shepherds and little lambs.
02:56etc., it is important that children become as familiar as possible with all these characters.
03:05Also, as number six, light the wreath and experience the aspect of the Advent wreath.
03:13A moment of prayer and reflection, also in number seven we would have to organize the posadas
03:21with your children and neighbors, but make sure they are real inns where the holy rosary is prayed.
03:28in front of the Nativity scene and sing Christmas carols as was done many years ago, which is what...
03:35It gave it a truly Christian meaning, making it a genuine Christian celebration.
03:41Since we are celebrating that Jesus is already with us, separate what the posadas are.
03:49During the Christmas holidays, try to influence the festivities as much as possible so that everyone is also present.
03:56Present the spirit of Christmas that doesn't refer to gifts and the party itself; make sure that
04:04Let it be clear that the one we celebrate is precisely Jesus, his presence among us
04:10who commanded us to love one another, and that is why we are celebrating this beautiful holiday which is an expression of
04:17This joy and love that God has brought us in the matter of the gifts that are generally offered
04:24May this holiday season also be an expression of God's love who gave us his son as a gift
04:30And we, along with them, also seek to imitate them by giving gifts to one another.
04:36From a spiritual perspective, it will also be very important for all those who are already able to receive communion
04:43In the home, they confess and live this period in grace and can offer their communion as a gift
04:51Let us remember that on Jesus' feast day we must also give him a gift; this is important.
04:59Let's talk a little more later, since this is the feast of Jesus, it's important that each one of us
05:06We should give him a gift; this should be spiritual. It would be appropriate that, in addition to communion, each one
05:14In addition to the letter where the children ask Santa Claus for their toys, Jesus should also write a letter to Jesus.
05:20which at least congratulates him on his birthday and offers him something spiritual, which can range from
05:27Some prayers, a rosary until communion, as mentioned earlier, if the child has already received their first communion.
05:35Communion: This letter should be placed on the 24th along with the letters addressed to Saint
05:42If we continue in this way, all this will make our Advent a Christian preparation for the great
05:49Christmas celebration, this will be the element that will give our Christian support and perspective
05:55project to re-Christianize our Christmas celebration - in our next video we'll see how
06:02Let's celebrate our Christmas in a Christian way and continue to put Santa Claus in his rightful place.
06:08I hope to see you in our next video. Until then, blessings to your home.
06:12Thank you!
