"The angels announced to the shepherds tthat it should be made known to all people, in the east and the west, in the north and the south; it shall ring forth and make joyful though all the ages; it shall never cease, not even when the world shall keep its vigil, and the book of humanity will be closed, and then it will ring on in eternity: a Saviour is born to you, who is Christ the Lord. Oh, who can depict the joy of a Christmas festival! Over our altars floats the joy of a Christmas festival!"   St. John Vianney