As Christmas approaches, Pope Francis has emphasized the importance of focusing on the spiritual aspects of the holiday and urged people to focus on increasing their spiritual vigilance.
At the end of his weekly public audience on spiritual vigilance yesterday, Pope Francis once again called attention to the suffering of the people of Ukraine.
He asked people to think about spending less on gifts and parties in order to help the people of Ukraine.
We need to “have a more humble Christmas, with more humble gifts,” he said.
“It is good to celebrate Christmas, to have parties — but let’s lower the level of Christmas spending.
Let’s send what we save to the Ukrainian people, who are in need, suffering so much; they go hungry, they feel the cold, and so many die because there are no doctors, nurses at hand.”
He explained that while the war in Ukraine continues, we should not let that prevent us from celebrating Christmas, but instead we should do so with “with Ukrainians in our hearts” and “offer concrete signs of help for them.”
Ending his address, he called on Catholics to say a “prayer for these our brothers and sisters who are suffering so much.”
Pray for peace in Ukraine!
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