Saint Gertrude Parish - Lasne

The mystery of the Incarnation of the Divine Word is the revelation of the love that God the Father has for each of us. As Pope Benedict XVI wrote in his first encyclical , published on Christmas Day itself, “this action of God now takes its dramatic form in the fact that, in Jesus Christ, God himself pursues the ‘lost sheep,’ suffering and lost humanity.” [1] God who becomes a child, who entrusts himself to the care of human parents, who offers himself for each of us, is the icon of the divine love that comes to save us.

What joy to be able to say with heart and mind: God is charity, he is love! (cf. 1 Jn 4:16). By looking at him, we can learn to love as he has loved us; we can discover that the commandment of love meets our most authentic needs, for it is when we love that we truly find fulfillment.