We are joyful: Jesus is a helpless baby, born in a manger, Good News for the poor, for those who weep, for those who suffer. We must remember in this great feast day our engagement and the joy of being believers.

Father, we thank you for Jesus, our guide and friend.

• For the Church, the community of the followers of Jesus, so that by our words and our actions we may become good news for others.

Father, we thank you for Jesus, our guide and friend.

• For all newborn babies, so they may lack neither their daily bread nor the love that helps them grow with the support of their environment.

Father, we thank you for Jesus, our guide and friend.

• For all those who need to hear the Good News of Jesus, so that they may find hope and meaning in the scene of Bethlehem.

Father, we thank you for Jesus, our guide and friend.

• For all of us, so that we don't allow ourselves to be ensnared by the call for a spending spree over Christmas but may we infect others with the profound joyfulness of knowing we are saved by the Child of Bethlehem.

Father, we thank you for Jesus, our guide and friend.

Holy Father, we want you to dwell in our homes and districts. Grant us the grace of being light and good news for others. We ask you this on this special day through Jesus.

Vicky Irigaray

Traducción de Hugo Castelli