Even though the secular world tends to think that Christmas
lasts from Thanksgiving until December 25th, as Roman Catholics, we
celebrate the Christmas season from Christmas Day until the Baptism of the
Lord, on January 12th this year.
When everything around us goes “back to normal”, we still
celebrate. Usually, we are reminded at
Easter that we are “Easter people,” celebrating the Paschal Mystery of Jesus’
passion, death, and resurrection each Sunday at Mass. But think about it. If Jesus wasn’t born, he couldn’t suffer,
die, and rise again.
Those “C and E Catholics” or “Chreasters” miss out on a
ton. They only celebrate the “big
stuff”, and perhaps they don’t even really celebrate except in the secular
sense. Think about it in the context of
your own life. If you only really lived
for the “big stuff” – births, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and deaths –
is that really living? What about all
the in-between bits?
Think about that as we near the first period of Ordinary
Time, but for now, try to keep a sense of Christmas joy with you for as long as
you can, and, as Father Erik said in his homily this weekend, make your
neighbors think you’re crazy!
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