This is what we believe.....
Each time we pray the Nicene Creed, we profess our confession of faith in this great mystery of the Incarnation: ........'For us men and for our salvation, He came down from heaven, and by the power of the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary and became man'....... Jesus is the fulfillment of all God's promises..... He is the sign...... the sign of favour......... the perfect gift given to humanity. .....For God so loved the world.... (Rose, John, Abla etc....) that He gave His only Son that whoever believes in Him, shall not perish but have eternal life.......Through Mary the promise of Redemption was accomplished. Mary's prompt response of "Yes " to the divine message is a model of faith for all believers. Mary believed God's promises even when they seemed impossible. She was willing and eager to do God's will even  when it seemed difficult. God gives us graces and he expects us to respond with the same willingness and total trust as Mary did. Do we believe in God's promises and do we yield to the graces that accompany them ? .....When God asks something, he also gives the necessary help, strength and the means to carry it out. What is God asking us that seems infeasible? ......We can either yield to his grace or reject and go our own way, doing our own thing(s)
The whole of our Christian life journey is an Advent..... period of grace........ and of favour.  God has already given the sign.........and what do we have to give in return especially at this Christmas?   The only suitable birthday present that is worth giving,  is the gift of our lives. ... The Lord owns everything but with the gift of our free will we can choose or refuse to belong to Him.
This Christmas,  Jesus wants us to present ourselves totally to Him, not in fanciful wraps, but just as we are.....His Precious Blood will wash away the stains or wrinkles....so that our bodies become a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to Him.... May we be grace-filled as Mary did by accepting his will and plan for our lives. May we all experience a very Blessed Christmas.......our hearts filled with gratefulness to God for the great things He has done for us......Let us echo Mary in the Magnificat.... let our soul magnify the Lord and out spirit rejoice in God our Saviour........With the power of the Holy Spirit and Mary let us enter and experience the Mystery of the Incarnation which is Christmas........'Mary' Christmas