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PORT PERRY STAR, Thursday, Dec. 23, 1965-17 a Joyous Message Of Christmas Lives Anew : J {3 is As Manger Scenes Symbolize Holy Night : » "And it came to pass, as the SARAIVA RR AAAS IRAN RAS EERE REA EALERTS ED Fa angels were gone away from * © te them into heaven, the shepherds f said to on another, let us now {i go even unto Bethlehem, and see ri this thing which is come to A » pass, which the Lord hath made £4 known to us. And they came fd with haste, and found Mary, and i 36 Joseph, and the Babe lying in r a manger."--Luke 2: 15-16. Thus, in the New Testament, Luke tells the story of humble ro: * shepherds watching in the fields A --shepherds to whom the herald he ; angels brought "good tidings of 5 Set great jow" that they might seek and find the Infant Saviour. In still another Biblical account of the Nativity, Matthew writes o Bs of the Wise Men, who followed a Star to Bethlehem. s-- Spe "And when they were come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His Mo- ther, and fell down, and wor- J shipped Him, And... they presented unto him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh." --Matthew 2: 11, ad at eT ow vm re At Christmas, as Christians everywhere celebrate the birth of Christ in church and home " devotions, the story of the Na- tivity is told and retold--byt it never grows old. Always,' the well-remembered words of two of his disciples, Matthew and Luke, seem to resound with re- newed meaning and inspiration, bringing to all some measure of that awe and wonder experien- ced by th shepherds and the wise men, long ago. ITTWATY a ETS See Lo ht AREAS, PEN ey And now, as then, the su- preme, the all-absorbing mo- ment in the sacred story is that moment at the manger when first "they saw the young Child with Mary His mother." . St. Francis Planned for First Creche In the miracle of the manger, in the Madonna and Child, man- kind sees an ever-present re- minder of the love of God, the glory and promise of Christmas. Each year, as Christians return in heart and spirit to Bethlehem » and the manger, the joyous message lives anew. In cities, churches and homes, manger scenes symbolize once again the . birth of a holy Child. * RRA EEE EE EA EEE EE EE EE EF FE FF FE FE REN a eee sa Tass ~The treasured tradition of re- Xk kk kk kk kk ok kk kk kk kk KK kk Kk kk ok kk Kk Kk Kk kk ok kk kK kK kK KF Xk x creating the manger has a long " and notable history. The first| and his brethren, in the tiny As the people of the town ga- anew. Gathering around the; Night! All is calm, all is bright, creche or crib, scholars say, was | Italian village of Grecchio in| thered about the manger, the| manger scene, glad voices joy-|"round yon Virgin Mother and erected by St. Francis of Assisi| 1223, first Christmas carols were] fully carol, "Silent Night, Holy | Child . . ." sung--joyous songs in honor of the Saviour's birth. St. Fran- cis felt that, through the man- 0 ' ° ger scene and the cheery Christ- : 1 eason S reetings mas songs, even the humblest || . i member of the congregation : could participate more fully in the observance of Christmas. Re-Creating the Nativity in Of The Season Art, Song And All . Through the years, the mean- FROM 2 | ing of the manger has been en- Good Wishes riched by hundreds of thousands ' . | of reverent re-creations, For | deal D B Both craftsmen and artists c d a [ d [ + i have been inspired by the man- : { ~~» Christmas ger, and have shared their in- . Port Perr And The spiration with many, The Ma- y donna. and Child appea ain . and again in countless' famous Open 7 Days A Week For Your . Coming Year paintings, and the Chridtmas Convenience creche in miniature, created by the loving hands of skillful . v craftsmen, is a precious tradi- Closed Christmas Day and # v tion in many lands, in many N Y ; D O | P.P. and Famil homes, ew Years Ua n Dr. M. B. Dymond, Mm y In song ,too, "the young Child ) y y with Mary His mother" lives