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Communion Ministers Saturday, December 24 4:00 p.m. * Donna Lightsey, Bill Christian, Mike Freeman, John Fowler, George Lightsey, Marni LoCoco 8:00 p.m. Ron Sheehan, Julia Isbell, Elizabeth Priest, Elaine Winfrey Sunday, December 25 8:45 a.m. * Karen Padilla, Gina Considine, Dawn Isbell, Pavel Kubiak 10:30 a.m. * Matt Rifat, Joey Bravo, Marisa Holguin, Helen Rifat Saturday, December 31 5:00 p.m. * John Fowler, Lupita Cefalu, Bill Christian, Ron Sheehan Sunday, January 1 8:45 a.m. * Karen Padilla, Lois Cooper, Eunice DiMarino, Pavel Kubiak 10:30 a.m. * Mike Freeman, Marissa Holguin, Dawn Isbell, Kit Kelley Altar Servers Saturday, December 24 4:00 p.m. Angelina LoCoco, Tommy Sandmeyer, Francesco LoCoco 8:00 p.m. Peter Hartmeier, Mary Hartmeier, Anna Baker Sunday, December 25 8:45 a.m. Nicholas Vecchioni, Margarite Terzoli, Delila Tatari 10:30 a.m. Leuck Hammes, Vanessa Schroeder, Sienna Navarra Saturday, December 31 5:00 p.m. Nick Watson, Giulia Cefalu, Gianna Cefalu Sunday, January 1 8:45 a.m. Emma Brandl, Nick Vecchioni, Leuck Hammes 10:30 a.m. Margarite Terzoli, Sienna Navarra, Vanessa Schroeder Lectors Saturday, December 24 4:00 p.m. St. Vincent Students 8:00 p.m. Hon. Judge David Gill, Rosemary Watson Sunday, December 25 8:45 a.m. Jane Ross, Janet Cooper 10:30 a.m. Cathy Morlino PAGE 5 Reflections on Christmas by Pope Benedict XVI "Preparation" Christmas is a privileged opportunity to meditate on the meaning and value of our existence. The approach of this Solemnity helps us on the one hand to reflect on the drama of history in which people, injured by sin, are perennially in search of happiness and of a fulfilling sense of life and death; and on the other, it urges us to meditate on the merciful kindness of God who came to man to communicate to him directly the Truth that saves, and to enable him to partake in his friendship and his life. Therefore let us prepare ourselves for Christmas with humility and simplicity, making ourselves ready to receive as a gift the light, joy and peace that shine from this mystery. ---General Audience, December 17, 2008 "Sign" God’s sign is his humility. God’s sign is that he makes himself small; he becomes a child; he lets us touch him and he asks for our love. How we would prefer a different sign, an imposing, irresistible sign of God’s power and greatness! But his sign summons us to faith and love, and thus it gives us hope: this is what God is like. He has power, he is Goodness itself. He invites us to become like him. Yes indeed, we become like God if we al- low ourselves to be shaped by this sign; if we ourselves learn hu- mility and hence true greatness; if we renounce violence and use only the weapons of truth and love. ---Homily at Mass for the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, December 24, 2009 "Changing" Only if people change will the world change; and in order to change, people need the light that comes from God, the light which so unexpectedly [on the night of Christmas] entered into our night. ---Homily at Mass for the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, December 25, 2008