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ENJOY SOME CHRISTMAS LEGENDS
Clown
in Tree
The Legend
of the Christmas Rose— When
she came to the manger
to worship the Baby Jesus,
a little shepherdess began to cry
because she had no gift
for the king. As each tear fell to the
ground a beautiful white rose sprang from it.
Delighted, the shepherdess gathered
the roses into a bouquet and presented
them to the baby.
When Jesus touched the roses,
a beautiful pink tinge
appeared on the petals.
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Christmas Joy
Clown
The
Legend of the Holly Wreath—A
young orphan boy was living with the shepherds when the herald angels appeared announcing the glad tidings of Christ's birth. On the way to Bethlehem, the child wove a crown of holly branches for the newborn king. But when he lay it before Jesus, the crown looked so unworthy that the little shepherd became ashamed of his gift and began to cry. Then the Christ Child reached out, touched the crown, caused its leaves to sparkle shiny and green, and turned the orphan's tears
into scarlet berries.
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Pine
Cone
The
Legend of the Poinsettia—In one
village in Mexico it was customary for each person to place a gift
on the altar of the church for the baby Jesus on Christmas Eve. One
Christmas an angel told a small child to take some dried up weeds he
had found along the road to the church for the Baby.
When the child placed the weeds on the altar,they turned into
the first poinsettia.
Since then the flower has been called "The Flower of the Holy Night"
or "Flor de la Noche Buena."
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Joy, Peace, Love
When burned, Frankinscense—one of
the gifts of the Magi or wise men— produces a white smoke
which symbolizes the prayers and praises of the faithful ascending to heaven. This gift symbolizes sacrifice, Christ's divinity, His sweet savor, and His
priestly role.
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Trumpeting Angel
Myrrh, one of the
gifts of the Magi, represents Christ's human nature, the Suffering Savior, the Great Physician, and the
Passion.
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS
The
Legend of the Holly Bush—One night as the holy family was fleeing to Egypt, Joseph heard the soldiers riding
behind them. Since there were no rocks or caves to hide in, the family hid
beneath the branches of a holly bush.
Normally, the bush would not have offered much shelter since it
had lost all its leaves in the fall. But that night the holly
miraculously pushed forth its leaves and grew sharp thorns to
hide the family. Since then the holly has borne leaves all year long.
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