Making Room for Christ This Christmas - Homily 30th December 2025

Anna, the prophetess, was not influential, powerful, or publicly recognised. Yet her faithfulness did not go unnoticed by God. Anna represents the many hidden servants in the Church: those who pray silently, who serve faithfully behind the scenes, who offer their lives in small, unseen ways. Though the world may overlook them, God sees their hearts.

Because her heart was prepared, Anna was able to recognise Jesus when He was presented in the Temple. This reminds us that Christmas is not merely the remembrance of Christ’s birth in history, but an invitation for Christ to be born anew in our hearts.

St John reminds us that sin and love for the world create barriers to encountering God. True freedom and joy come not from material gifts, but from forgiveness and obedience to God’s Word.

Reflection Question: What might be crowding my heart this Christmas, and what is the Lord inviting me to let go of so that He may truly be born in me?