This is the movement of the Holy Family leading people to Jesus through friendship, good conversation, and the Rosary

Welcome to our Rosary meditation. Let us begin in the name of the Father and of the Son and the

Holy Spirit.

Pause a moment and call to mind all those people that have asked us to pray for them.

Our Rosary meditation is brought to us today by Dave Staples and instructor here in Cincinnati with myself, John Leondducker, and he wrote tonight on some reasons for the nativity.

As we begin, think about a newborn baby for a moment, that first infant cry.

Their need to be wrapped right away, their fragility as you hold them.

Now surround that baby with the nativity and we have the first moments of

Christmas. What is ironic is that this baby is the word incarnate and so he's speaking volumes in a form that cannot much speak at all.

For instance, think of the humility that God chose to come in, not with the glimpse of divine power which at the transfiguration

threw the three apostles to the ground. Instead, he came helpless thrusting himself into our arms and asking us to care for him.

Babies make us want to protect them, to care for them, to make sure they're okay. They inspire within us a deep sense of caring for the innocent.

Heck we can see that today even with baby Yoda and the Mandalorian.

In his desire to reconcile us to himself, Jesus wanted to disarm any fear we have of him,

any notion that he's mad or he wants to punish us.

He is revealing to us the character of God.

And one of the first things he wants

is to show us his mercy.

It's upon that foundation that he wants to build a relationship.

Our father who are in heaven, how would be thy name? Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our deadly bread and free every star trespasses

as we forgive those who trespass against us

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