Post-Christmas message to all

I am late to write this message to everyone due to a busy schedule. But here it is, something I want to get off my chest.

This year's Christmas fell on a Sunday, so I have the best time to solemnly celebrate Christmas, but this year's Christmas was the best of all. Me, my girl and her mom went to the Christmas liturgy. And then, my family members and her mom had a wonderful conversation about the future marriage me and my girl is currently planning, and the challenges that lie ahead. Well, speaking of challenges, even Joseph and Mary were trying to find a place where Jesus Christ will be born to this world.

Every one of us go through it, but with challenges comes the good news. Good news comes true blessings. Blessings come with faith, faith in God.

The message of Christmas is, the birth of our lord and savior Jesus Christ is the start for our redemption and realization of the path we should take, not just as humans but also as Christians.

Because of Christ, we live and die with a smile and a big heart, not looking forward for a gloomy future.

May everyone have a blessed Christmas for the next years to come.

Mir Božiji Hristos se Rodi, Vaistinu se rodi!

The ideal Christmas

While everyone are just going to shopping malls or to Catholics, Feast of the Epiphany, to most Orthodox Christians today is the Feast of the Nativity. Today, I went to church with my girl. This year, I am very blessed to start the year with her and today, is much more blessed because of the future is bright with her.

To be exact, the ideal Christmas I want every year, just simple:

1. Go to church with family members.
2. Prepare for confession.
3. Serve in the church and help the priest.
4. After the liturgy, go out and have a feast.
5. Pray at night together.

Well, since I am with my girl, hopefully time will come she will be my future wife. Back in 2016, I met her and she has been one of the reasons I am stronger than my problems. I don't mind her age, I mind is her heart.

For me, calendar issues are actually nothing. It is just the most solemn of Christmas falls under January 7(December 25 of the Julian Calendar) and it is not commercialized that I can feel Christ's birth a symbol of hope and love for everyone.

Christ is born! Glorify him! +++
Mir Božiji Hristos se Rodi! Vaistinu se Rodi +++

When will I celebrate Christmas?

I have work on the 25th and I am scheduled to have a day-off by the 23rd. Oh come on! I just have to schedule it by the 7th of January. It doesn't mean I am an Old Calendarist but it's just I need to celebrate Christmas inside the church without everything that is secular or profiteering from the Christmas season.

The previous Christmas were all secularized and doesn't have the essence of Christmas. Since finding out about the Orthodox Church, I desired to celebrate it by the true essence of Christmas. Christmas is about celebrating Christ's birth through the Bogorodica and not about making gifts or taking a vacation.

I am expecting a Christmas with the true essence of Christ's birth. It is because of Jesus Christ that he saved us from our sins and gave us the commandment of love, the commandment that encompasses all commandments that Moses was given.

To those who will go by the 7th of January, see you and I will be serving in the church since it is becoming my duty to God and my life did start at 23 years old. See you everyone. +++