{"id":26265,"date":"2023-12-25T10:48:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T15:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/?p=26265"},"modified":"2024-02-05T15:18:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T20:18:59","slug":"christmas-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/2023\/12\/25\/christmas-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26265\" class=\"elementor elementor-26265\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75b58298 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75b58298\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5051794f\" data-id=\"5051794f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52aba850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52aba850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/adoration-shepherds-rembrandt.png?fit=690%2C690&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26268\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/adoration-shepherds-rembrandt.png?w=690&amp;ssl=1 690w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/adoration-shepherds-rembrandt.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/adoration-shepherds-rembrandt.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/adoration-shepherds-rembrandt.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Adoration of the Shepherds, Rembrandt (1646)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f075350 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f075350\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a1ab692\" data-id=\"6a1ab692\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1ee566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c1ee566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More than 2000 years ago, the Christ Child came to a world full of darkness and sin in order to bring light, peace and salvation to all who would receive Him. His dwelling was humble and his companions were poor, but He was welcomed by those who were simple and in need of His Divine Assistance.<\/p><p>St. Alphonsus Ligouri tells us that the greatest sorrow experienced by the Christ Child while in his Mother\u2019s whom, was his foreknowledge of the \u201chardness of the hearts of men\u201d.\u00a0 So many would reject the graces that he came into the world to win for us, thereby rejecting Him and all that He suffered for us.<\/p><p>May each one of us receive the Christ Child this Christmas season with great love and fervor, making up for the coldness of the world that wants to shut out His Light.<\/p><p>We wish you a very Merry Christmas!\u00a0 May you experience the joy of the new born King of Kings!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-774bf26f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"774bf26f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adoration of the Shepherds, Rembrandt (1646) More than 2000 years ago, the Christ Child came to a world full of darkness and sin in order to bring light, peace and salvation to all who would receive Him. 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