{"id":110126,"date":"2025-12-25T10:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T18:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=110126"},"modified":"2025-12-25T11:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T19:00:16","slug":"merry-christmas-to-all-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/merry-christmas-to-all-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas to All!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"is-style-default wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/><em><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">O<\/span> great mystery,<\/em> <br \/>and wonderful sacrament, <br \/>that animals should see the new-born Lord, <br \/>lying in a manger! <br \/>Blessed is the Virgin whose womb <br \/>was worthy to bear <br \/>Christ the Lord. <br \/>Alleluia!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9y9yM53TowA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"is-style-default wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/><em><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">O<\/span>magnum mysterium,<\/em> <br \/>et admirabile sacramentum, <br \/>ut animalia viderent Dominum natum, <br \/>jacentem in praesepio! <br \/>Beata Virgo, cujus viscera <br \/>meruerunt portare <br \/>Dominum Christum. <br \/>Alleluia.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/boticelli.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"382\" data-attachment-id=\"1952\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/o-magnum-mysterium-2\/boticelli\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/boticelli.jpg?fit=1363%2C606&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1363,606\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"boticelli\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The Birth of Christ&amp;#8221;  by Sandro Botticelli&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/boticelli.jpg?fit=860%2C382&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/boticelli.jpg?resize=860%2C382&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/boticelli.jpg?w=1363&amp;ssl=1 1363w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/boticelli.jpg?resize=300%2C133&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/boticelli.jpg?resize=1024%2C455&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">&#8220;The Birth of Christ&#8221; by Sandro Botticelli<\/mark><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O great mystery, and wonderful sacrament, that animals should see the new-born Lord, lying in a manger! 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