Did you know that there is a great difference between the word, Christmas and the word, X'mas?
Christmas is the combination of two words : Christ and Mass.
Before Christ was born, 25 Dec used to be a Pagan's day for sacrifices. Later, in the year 533 AD, Constantine, the then head of the Roman Church which is today the Roman Catholic, changed the day from pagan's day of sacrifices to the celebration of Jesus Christ's birth. He called the day THE MASS FOR CHRIST ie. CHRISTMAS.
1. Christ, in Hebrew, means The Anointed One or The Chosen One.
2. Mas in Greek means A Big Gathering of People.
Thus, Christmas means The Gathering of Christ's People.
So then, where did the word X'mas come from?
Beware!!
It's believed that after the "day of the gathering of Christ's People", Christmas became famous and respected worldwide. Atheists and Antichrists decide to change it by removing the name "Christ" and
replacing it with an "X" to mean 'there is no Christ".
X'mas changes the meaning to "there is no Christ's Gathering".
So, next you want to wish someone, say "Merry Christmas" and not "X'mas".
X is iften used to designate a person, thing, factor, whose true name is unknown or is withheld.
It's used to take out, excise or cancel words.
"X" has nothing to do with "Christ" "The Anointed One", Don't replace "Christ" with "X".
Therefore, do not use X'mas but Christmas.
You might have made that mistake last year by wishing people X'mas instead of Christmas. Our Father in heaven is a lovely and forgiving Father as well as merciful. Please share to help correct the error.
God bless you as you prepare to celebrate a Merry Christmas.
Tailpiece.
Got up late by about half an hour as it happened to be a Sunday. Rema-Padmakumar and Mini-Sanil Kumar had started from Thrippunithura to be at Pandalam for the afternoon prayers and food at Padmakumar's nephew, Santosh's place and then, proceeded this way. Rema and Padmakumar were dropped at his place before Sanil drove into Raj Nivas by a half past 3. Earlier, we had Subi, home for lunch and he was leaving for Saudi to join work after a month's leave!
After sunset, the four of us had gone across to Padmakumar's place for the 'puja' connected with the flagging of the Sabarimala trek - Rohan, Ayush, Yash, Santosh, Manoj, Mini, Sanil, Rema and Padmakumar left by a quarter past 10. A light dinner was also arranged for all of us. I'd helped guide the puja with my 'periya swamy' (senior trekker, having completed 18 visits to the shrine, on the trot from '89!) status.
Lekha and I returned to Raj Nivas by a half past 10. It was nice to interact with Pidavoor Amma, Bharathi chechi and Preetha.
And lest I forget, today is 22 Dec which is the day of the Winter Solstice and it has the shortest day and the longest night!
Christmas is the combination of two words : Christ and Mass.
Before Christ was born, 25 Dec used to be a Pagan's day for sacrifices. Later, in the year 533 AD, Constantine, the then head of the Roman Church which is today the Roman Catholic, changed the day from pagan's day of sacrifices to the celebration of Jesus Christ's birth. He called the day THE MASS FOR CHRIST ie. CHRISTMAS.
1. Christ, in Hebrew, means The Anointed One or The Chosen One.
2. Mas in Greek means A Big Gathering of People.
Thus, Christmas means The Gathering of Christ's People.
So then, where did the word X'mas come from?
Beware!!
It's believed that after the "day of the gathering of Christ's People", Christmas became famous and respected worldwide. Atheists and Antichrists decide to change it by removing the name "Christ" and
replacing it with an "X" to mean 'there is no Christ".
X'mas changes the meaning to "there is no Christ's Gathering".
So, next you want to wish someone, say "Merry Christmas" and not "X'mas".
X is iften used to designate a person, thing, factor, whose true name is unknown or is withheld.
It's used to take out, excise or cancel words.
"X" has nothing to do with "Christ" "The Anointed One", Don't replace "Christ" with "X".
Therefore, do not use X'mas but Christmas.
You might have made that mistake last year by wishing people X'mas instead of Christmas. Our Father in heaven is a lovely and forgiving Father as well as merciful. Please share to help correct the error.
God bless you as you prepare to celebrate a Merry Christmas.
Tailpiece.
Got up late by about half an hour as it happened to be a Sunday. Rema-Padmakumar and Mini-Sanil Kumar had started from Thrippunithura to be at Pandalam for the afternoon prayers and food at Padmakumar's nephew, Santosh's place and then, proceeded this way. Rema and Padmakumar were dropped at his place before Sanil drove into Raj Nivas by a half past 3. Earlier, we had Subi, home for lunch and he was leaving for Saudi to join work after a month's leave!
After sunset, the four of us had gone across to Padmakumar's place for the 'puja' connected with the flagging of the Sabarimala trek - Rohan, Ayush, Yash, Santosh, Manoj, Mini, Sanil, Rema and Padmakumar left by a quarter past 10. A light dinner was also arranged for all of us. I'd helped guide the puja with my 'periya swamy' (senior trekker, having completed 18 visits to the shrine, on the trot from '89!) status.
Lekha and I returned to Raj Nivas by a half past 10. It was nice to interact with Pidavoor Amma, Bharathi chechi and Preetha.
And lest I forget, today is 22 Dec which is the day of the Winter Solstice and it has the shortest day and the longest night!
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