Servants of Charity

During this season of Christmas, in the midst of vacation by the sea shore and at beach resorts, busy shopping, decorations, lightings, greeting cards, cakes, cribs etc. there still sprouts a kind of inner joy, fraternity, piety in other words a sort of inner provocation to go to the church at least at this moment, to make the pending confession of sins, to be together at least for dinners, to do charity etc.  
The entire economy of redemption is simply summed up in this feast, in these few words: God became human that humans can become like God; a very simple definition which contains a rather deeper meaning, which takes our entire lifetime to understand. 
The thought of Christmas, the birth of God in human form determines the very essence and purpose of my life, Who I am: As Jesus who is called today God-Child, I too am God’s child. Because I am also carved and made in the image and likeness of God. Perhaps today that godliness is tarnished and hidden and it is my responsibility to uncover that image. I was born yesterday to be reborn tomorrow, I came down yes but to rise up, Human the Lord created but divine I need to design myself with the assistance of God.
The feast determines What I do. As Servants of Charity, people involved in serving the Lord who embodies Himself in persons with disabilities, in the poorest of the poor, we are demonstrating to the world the dignity of the human person or in other words, the real worth, the divinity of the person. As Joseph and Mary assisted the God–Child, we too assist the same God, in persons with disabilities.
Merry Christmas… Merry Christmas… we hear a lot of this greeting, which reminds us: Be happy and make others happy. 
I wish all of you a fruitful preparation during Advent and joyful celebration of the birth of our Lord. 
Merry Christmas!

Fr. Ronald J, SdC

Provincial Superior