Elpidophoros urges faithful to keep the faith amid rough times

Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has issued an encyclical on the feast of Christmas encouraging people to keep the faith amid tough times.

Speaking of Joseph and Mary at the time Jesus came to Earth, Elpidophoros says, "Theirs was a time of gifts in the midst of humble paucity."

Below is the full message:

Beloved Brethren in the Lord,

In this darkest time of the year, we have arrived at the turn of time, when the brightest Star that ever shone arises in our hearts to guide us to the Cave in the City of David. We have all faced so very much this past year, and the little Child of Bethlehem calls to each of us to come unto Him and witness His vulnerability for our sake. He descended from Heaven to be incarnate within the womb of a young Virgin, and entrusted Himself to an old man whose mind was full of doubts. We too, have our innocence...

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