2007-12-20 02:27:43 · 16 answers · asked by Teri F 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Catholics began to celebrate Christmas in the 5th century to remember the Incarnation, God becoming a man in Jesus Christ.
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.
2007-12-26 17:03:01 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have ht on one of the many mysteries of the Christian experience. Christ is a Jew. Yet, he is the catalyst for Christianity. And, most Christians will cite Christ as the barrier for all non-christians to get into heaven. Hmmm.
catholics celebrate the birth of their God known as Christ. This means that Christians are not mono-theistic and appear to br breaking two of the ten commandments, thou shall not take any other god above me and do not worship false gods. So, lets just chalk the whole thing up to unexplained differences and to each their own.
2007-12-26 17:49:52 · answer #2 · answered by tk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Catholics and all other Christians believe that Christ is the Messiah and thus celebrate his birth.
2007-12-20 10:31:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think what shes asking is, if Christ did all these things for "EVERYONE" then why are our holidays seperate? Why are Catholics celebrating Christmas while the Jew's are celebrating Hanukkah????????
2007-12-22 00:11:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes CHrist was a Jew and He fulfilled Jewish Messianic prophecy - sadly, they can not see that filfillment just yet. Catholics, however pretty much instituted the time of the year for the annual celebration of the Birth of our Lord & Saviour.
2007-12-20 11:19:35 · answer #5 · answered by Marysia 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps you missed the words of the Angel as he appeared to the sheppards to announce the birth of the Messiah. Gospel of Luke, Chapter 2, Verses 9-14:
And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. And the angel said to them, "Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to ALL PEOPLE; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased!"
Again, "Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to ALL PEOPLE;"
All people. . . see how simple this is?
2007-12-21 11:21:41 · answer #6 · answered by Daver 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To become a child in relation to God is the condition for entering the kingdom. For this, we must humble ourselves and become little. Even more: to become "children of God" we must be "born from above" or "born of God". Only when Christ is formed in us will the mystery of Christmas be fulfilled in us. Christmas is the mystery of this "marvelous exchange":
O marvelous exchange! Man's Creator has become man, born of the Virgin. We have been made sharers in the divinity of Christ who humbled himself to share our humanity
In the liturgical year the various aspects of the one Paschal mystery unfold. This is also the case with the cycle of feasts surrounding the mystery of the incarnation (Annunciation, Christmas, Epiphany). They commemorate the beginning of our salvation and communicate to us the first fruits of the Paschal mystery.
Concerning Christ's life the Creed speaks only about the mysteries of the Incarnation (conception and birth) and Paschal mystery (passion, crucifixion, death, burial, descent into hell, resurrection and ascension). It says nothing explicitly about the mysteries of Jesus' hidden or public life, but the articles of faith concerning his Incarnation and Passover do shed light on the whole of his earthly life. "All that Jesus did and taught, from the beginning until the day when he was taken up to heaven", is to be seen in the light of the mysteries of Christmas and Easter
2007-12-20 10:33:19 · answer #7 · answered by Gods child 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read the bible. Catholics have a lot of things wrong, but they have the most important thing right and that is Jesus Christ is the Savior. No other way to the Father, except through him.
2007-12-20 10:34:42 · answer #8 · answered by Sweet Suzy 777! 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Because the Jews refused to.
2007-12-20 10:31:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Because Jesus died for the sins of the world, not just the Jews.
2007-12-20 10:31:04 · answer #10 · answered by twincrier 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋