Happy and Blessed New Year, Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God and World Day of Peace! They are appropriate together. in the New Year, Mary brings us her son Jesus, the Peace the world cannot give and offers Him to us! While the world cannot give us peace we can accept the peace of Christ and take it to the world!
Sorry I am a day late wishing everyone a Happy New Year, we were taking the children in the home on a fun trip to KCMO for a couple of days during the Christmas Season! Will hopefully have time to write a post this weekend on traveling with children from the hard places and enjoying the trip!
Here is a link to Pope Francis’s New Years Homily:
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (1st January 2015).
The Christmas Season officially ends on Jan. 12/ The Baptism of Jesus. The 12th day of Christmas is on Epiphany, Jan. 6th. In the US both are celebrated on the Sunday closest to the date. Jan. 4 & 11 this year!
May everyone continue to have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!