This feast occurs on the Octave of the Nativity. Just like Divine Mercy Sunday (after Easter Sunday) and Queen of Heaven (after the Assumption) the Octave celebration teases out the theological implications of the main feast. The message from this feast is that since Jesus, Second Person of the Trinity and Word made Flesh, is God then Mary, as his mother, is Mother of God. The key to the theology is not something to do with what DNA Jesus has but that in his Incarnation he is truly human, and truly divine. This doctrine is hard for some to swallow, especially if they have Arian, Docetist or Gnostic tendencies, but it must be received and believed if we are to be Christians. While the memories, glitter and wrapping paper of secular/pagan Christmas recede, we are left as Christians to continue to ponder on the immense mystery of Emmanuel - God with Us - which will accompany us throughout the liturgical year as we journey with Christ through Easter towards the feast of Christ the King..
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