The patron Saint of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Saint Augustine, said of the Incarnation: “Nothing was so necessary for raising our hope as to show us how deeply God loved us. And what could afford us a stronger proof of this than that the Son of God should become a partner with us of human nature?”
As we navigate a world that often challenges our sensibilities, our longing for a peaceful world — and even the truth, Christ comes at Christmas to bring light to our darkness, and hope born of love from God. That the Savior comes to us as one like us (in all things but sin), truly speaks to God’s enduring love for us. How life-giving it is to know that Christ accompanies us as God-made-Man through all the joys and sorrows of life. While we may experience restlessness, uncertainty, and even despair at “the way things are,” we must be consoled by the truth that Christ is the same – yesterday, today, and forever. If we pray and live that truth and know also that we are deeply loved by God, we have what we need to face whatever comes our way, and we will experience consolation.
Who would have ever thought that a baby born in Bethlehem would bring the world to its knees in a quiet moment of wonder and awe on a winter’s night? God did. And this Christmas, you and I have the privilege of discovering once again how much God loved the world by sending His only begotten Son.
As I think back on the year that is drawing to a close, I do so with tremendous gratitude for the many ways God is blessing our parish: significant growth in parish membership, good attendance at Mass, many new ministries, a capital campaign that is succeeding and that will help us realize a new campus with the spaces we need, and more. Thank you for your faithfulness and love.
I will remember you and your loved ones at all of my Christmas Masses, and I will pray that you experience more deeply this Christmas the abiding love of God and of His Son Jesus.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Welcome to the Saint Aloysius! Our parish was founded in 1896 to serve the Catholic families that were settling in the greater New Canaan area.