just wondering, im catholic and every catholic i know actually believes that.
2007-11-17 08:47:45 · 18 answers · asked by PTK 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I dont know where you get Saturnalia (sp?) i thought it was Yule (probably the same thing) but based on the star it was around the spring time. And yes it does matter ignorance is not something that is to be celebrated
2007-11-17 08:56:00 · update #1
I dont know where you get Saturnalia (sp?) i thought it was Yule (probably the same thing) but based on the star it was around the spring time. And yes it does matter ignorance is not something that is to be celebrated
2007-11-17 08:56:07 · update #2
I do agree it served a purpose THEN but not now
2007-11-17 08:57:06 · update #3
No. Most Christians in general do not know that they are celebrating Yule, a celebration of the Winter Solstice. Jesus was actually born in the spring.
2007-11-17 09:58:48 · answer #1 · answered by Bookworm 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I have never met a Catholic who believed that Christmas was the birthdate of Christ. But I actually do believe it. There is a reason that Christians selected December 25th, and it wasn't because of some tennuous connection to the Roman Saturnalia (which wasn't even celebrated on December 25th). The early Church knew that Herod the Great really died in 1 AD, and so (based on the courses of the priesthood) moved the birth of Christ back about 4 months from the currect academic estimate.
2007-11-17 16:53:29 · answer #2 · answered by NONAME 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Every Catholic I know is well aware of the fact Jesus was not actually born on the 25th of December. But that doen't mean we can't celebrate His birth on that date.
The actual day/date of Christ's birth is not important. If it was, the Church, and by extention - us, would all know the exact date of Jesus' birth and probably celebrate His birth on that date.
What is important is that we know Jesus did come to earth and was indeed born as a human being. This is worth remembering and celebrating whether we know the actual date of His birth or not.
2007-11-19 12:18:11 · answer #3 · answered by Daver 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, December 25 is not Christ's actual birthday. No one knows what that day is. Christmas, however, is not based on the accuracy of His birthday, but on the celebration of a new era that our Savior is born and salvation is at hand.
2007-11-19 09:09:48 · answer #4 · answered by Danny H 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes if you went to Catholic school anyway. He was probably born in the spring but since easter falls in the spring it would be too confusing to but them so close together. So for the liturgical calendar they put it in the cold winter because it is also the darkest time of the year and Jesus is the light of the world. And even the smallest light shines in the darkness.
2007-11-17 21:14:31 · answer #5 · answered by pepgurli 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Pastor Billy says: I know it isn't the actual day and I also know the Catholic Church does not claim it to be the actual day of Christ's birth.
The fanatics who wish to claim pagan exclusivity to the 25th of December would have a similar argument for all other days on the celestial calendar, in the end a day had to be chosen and if using the 25th has helped in evangelization in anyway I think it's served the purpose of coming to Christ.
2007-11-17 16:55:03 · answer #6 · answered by Pastor Billy 5 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Hello,
Yes we do. We are not 100% sure of the exact year either but over time and with changes from the Julian to Gregorian calender a good time to celebrate was this date. Cheers,
Michael Kelly
2007-11-18 02:45:14 · answer #7 · answered by Michael Kelly 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The Catholic Church chose that date to displace Saturnalia.
Jesus was born in the Spring-time when lambs were born.
That's why shepherds were abiding in the fields overnight.
2007-11-17 16:52:50 · answer #8 · answered by Robert S 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
We do not know the actual on which Jesus was born. But we celebrate the feast of the birth of Jesus on December 25. This day is also known as the Feast of the Nativity or Christmas.
The angel said to them,
"Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger."
And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying:
"Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests."
(Luke 2:10-14)
With love in Christ.
2007-11-17 23:04:41 · answer #9 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Each and every person who is participating in this pagan ritual worship of a false god, which finds its roots as originating in ancient Babylon, are participating in an ABOMINATION against God. If you know the true intentions of the winter solstice festival and still choose to celebrate it as something that is not, then you are deliberately transgressing God's Spiritual Laws!.........http://www.ucg.org/booklets/HH/christmasuntoldstory.htm
2007-11-17 17:17:15 · answer #10 · answered by TIAT 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋