Christmas is a time for families. Christmas invites us into the wonder of the birth of a child.

With our celebration of Christmas, society will gaze upon a child born in a manger. They will see a mother and father rapt in wonder. We will see family in its simplicity and its vulnerability. We will see models of motherhood in Mary, and fatherhood in Joseph. We will be reminded that human life travels through family.

When we come together with our families over this Christmas period let us indeed celebrate what it is to be family.

I wish you and your family the joy of Christmas.

Archbishop Julian Porteous.

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