Cardinal Roger Mahony Delivers Christmas Message

Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony

Function: Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA

Title: Cardinal Priest of Ss Quattro Coronati

Birthdate: Feb 27, 1936	Country: USA

Elevated: Jun 28, 1991	More information: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

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Cardinal Roger Mahony Delivers Christmas Message
Dec 25, 2006
Roman Catholic Cardinal Roger Mahony asked the faithful in his Christmas message Sunday to celebrate the word of God made flesh in the person of Jesus Christ.

(CBS Dec 24, 2006) LOS ANGELES - "What we celebrate is the grand and glorious mystery of the incarnation, the coming of the word in flesh. And the word is love. Love is the life that pours itself forth; toward us, for us, and, yes, within us," he said.

"All too easily we are inclined to think of the incarnation as as event that occurred long ago in a faraway place. But in God's ways of coming, there is no past, present or future. God is sheer aliveness. God is constantly coming as a gift."

The cardinal said 13th century theologian Thomas Aquinas had it right.

"In the sacramental life of the church, the Incarnation continues. We proclaim him coming, come and still to come -- in simple earthen, fragile and fluid gifts of bread, wine, water and oil. And when we take them to ourselves, through our hands, our pores, our lips, our tongues, we too are embraced by that incarnate love and become his body: love incarnate here and now."

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles, which includes Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, is the most populous in the nation serves about 4.3 million Catholics.

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