As Catholics, when someone (Catholics or Christians) says to you, "Happy Holidays," please respond by saying Merry Christmas or I wish you a Blessed Christmas - let us reduce the usage of the politically correct phrase - Happy Holidays. Let us contribute to bringing Jesus back into the season!

I pasted this on another post, but for those of you who did not see it, I'd like to share it with you.

BLESSED CHRISTMAS

It should be noted that our customary greeting "Merry Christmas" comes from the Middle Ages, and did not have the meaning, "Jolly, hilarious, gay" as it does today.

In the old days it meant "blessed, peaceful, and joyful". It expressed spiritual joys rather than earthly happiness. It was only in the seventeenth century, when the popular Christians celebration in the world had lost its spiritual character and degenerated feast of mere reveling, that the word "merry" assumed its present worldly meaning.

Perhaps parents could explain this to their children and use the beautiful greeting again in the original sense of wishing a Blessed Christmas!

(Fr.Francis X.Weiser)

May you all enjoy a Blessed Christmas!

ML

-- MaryLu (mlc327@juno.com), December 19, 2002

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Oops..should have said, "posted this on another thread, not post." Sorry, every time I type without my glasses on, my brain doesn't work either...ha,ha ML

-- MaryLu (mlc327@juno.com), December 19, 2002.

I know, MaryLu - I have trouble hearing without my glasses on! ;-)

-- Christine L. :-) (christine_lehman@hotmail.com), December 19, 2002.

Yes, especially since we know that Hannukah and Ramadan are over...oh, yes, there is still the New Year....like how many people don't celebrate Christmas to some extent! I love it when you go to a store on, say, December 23 or 24 and the clerk says, "Have a nice holiday."

-- Christina (introibo2000@yahoo.com), December 19, 2002.