In his new papal document, \u201cAdmirabile signum,\u201d the pope sends three key messages to Christians.<\/p>\n
1. DON'T LOSE THE TRADITION<\/strong><\/p>\n The first point is the invitation to keep the tradition of the nativity scene strong, ensuring it \u201cnever be lost.\u201d Pope Francis says he believes it will be \u201crediscovered and revived,\u201d in places where it has fallen into disuse. He's also in favor of placing this scene not only in homes but also in workplaces, schools, squares, hospitals and even prisons. <\/p>\n 2. EVANGELIZATION<\/strong><\/p>\n The pope recalled the positive effect the first portrayal of Jesus' birth had on history, the one made by St. Francis in the 13th century. He remembered what the chroniclers of the time said: after contemplating the manger scene in the grotto of Greccio, people returned home filled with joy. With this simple display, St. Francis did a great deal of evangelization. <\/p>\n 3. THE MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS<\/strong><\/p>\n In the rest of his letter, the pope reflects on the messages the nativity scene sends to each individual Christian. He offers a short meditation on a few key Christmas moments. For example, saying each Christian is to preach the Gospel is to remember the arrival of the magi or shepherds.<\/p>\n Pope Francis shows how it is good to contemplate Jesus' birth in order to better understand God's way. It is a style he says is shocking and seemingly impossible to us since in the \u201chumility of God, He became man in order to encounter every man and woman.\u201d <\/p>\n Javier Romero December 2, 2019. Pope Francis asks that this tradition \u201cnever be lost\u201d and for it to be \u201crediscovered and revived.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":19377,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kPoV3sZMIFw","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bcartadelpapaeng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bcartadelpapaint.mp4","type":"bn","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47322"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nTranslated: Rachel Dobrzynski<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"