Therefore, whom of you, beloved, God has given earthly goods, do not have them, look at them, their

Certainly sacred joy fill their pastors preached to them the angel of the Lord, that they had a Savior, who is Christ manti te o the Lord. Already the fame and beauty, had seen in the meadows of Bethlehem, cheered their mind; when the angel of the Lord stood beside them is true that they were astonished, but the fear soon passed once heard the words of the angel. Therefore trust one another, saying, "Let's manti te o go now to Bethlehem and see for what the angel said to us." They do not go to Bethlehem because they might believe the words of the angel doubted, manti te o but to be in their joys and in their Good thinking fortify.
And in circumstances similar as in the day shepherds find the Beloved, now are we; Although we do not speak to the angel of the LORD been told we Nativity heavenly messenger manti te o visible, but very pleasing same truth we preached holy gospel, which is the word of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, we also come as we think its to Bethlehem to the crib, and Vizma thing that happened. Handsome meant his crib on the Lord Jesus, not because we perhaps something from the birth of Christ doubted, but because we are the Lord Jesus truths spasitelným clothings manti te o and so evil and warned in good to fortify. manti te o Because it is precisely in times of current and powerfully moving minds almost all people earthly goods, tažme what about them according to the teachings of Christ to be judged. Therefore I will talk about the truth that the birth of the Son of God is warning rich and poor consolation.
First Tažme So first, what they have seen in the Nativity rich people. They learn about the true cost of wealth here. Lord Christ, true God, was born in a barn and resting in a manger. His mother, the Blessed Virgin, she wrapped Him only diapers chudičkými, because nothing else had, and laid him in a manger. Foster father of the Lord, St. Joseph, is also poverty-stricken craftsman, manti te o carpenter; did not even have the resources to themselves, the Virgin Mary, and especially newly-born Son of God capped decent and comfortable place where they could all relax when that everyone needed. How little care therefore before God to wealth and temporal estates! The Wholly Family them they might have the most, and not any. How little we therefore have to have the foundation of the rich man, and how they threaten them if they forget God, if for them to oppress your neighbor, manti te o if you played for them and kill your immortal soul! They are, unfortunately, now Catholic Christians, who place God honors his estates; who first commandment of love: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, manti te o and above all things," so pervert, he thinks: "It is old, it was true in those days, but now applies: Thou shalt love the goods of this world, above all, for those you have nothing to be difficult, "and also act accordingly. When the devil tried to Christ the Lord showed him with a very high mountain all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, and told him, "All these things will I give thee, if you wilt fall down and worship me." And Jesus said to him, "Begone, Satan! For it is written: the Lord thy God with worship, and Him only shalt thou serve, "How terribly different from the behavior of many Catholic Christians! Christ the Lord rejects all goods offered and says that it has to worship the one God, the Devil therefore casts; but now i Catholic Christians devil almost calling, offering him his respect, and God right despise his bills do not notice, just in order to acquire manti te o the kingdoms of this world and its glory. What rewards can wait for it for?
Therefore, whom of you, beloved, God has given earthly goods, do not have them, look at them, their welfare and their final goal, but threatens to how they might take. Poor little Savior in the manger is warning you that if you do not at least poor spirit he can not share shall have with Him. You will then poor in spirit, and you will be like him when you see it in their farms just means that you use for the honor and glory of God and to help their neighbors. If you want to enjoy and take away your property, then you will not be to your detriment, but rather to your advantage, as we also come from the crib, but not on the day of the birth of Christ, but on the day of the Three Magi. They came from the east, three wise men, men certainly pious, learning and rich. Did not adhere to their goods so that they did not even want to leave home his, but, although he sees that for a long journey longer period nevyzískají nothing, but rather lost work missed work, more work release, hit the road, and when he arrived the target, fall to their knees and sacrifice Christ the Lord gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. For them it is rewarding poor little manti te o Christ the Lord now, teaches them how to preserve that do not go to Herod, but that they should go no other way to his house, and abundant grace is so everywhere accompanies; that achieve eternal life, and the Holy Church is an honor from the earliest times as a great saint. These wise men not given gifts of the Divine Savior only, but also to his mother Mary and foster father, St Joseph. Therefore grace which they have received from God, not just a reward for a good deed proven