Originally published at Orange County Catholic
THE MOST WONDERFUL time of the year is here.
With the Advent and Christmas season here, priests and religious sisters are hoping to create special memories with parishioners all across Orange County.
Discussing the month of December instantly brought happiness to Fr. Duy and Sr. Karin Nuernberg. The pair didn’t hesitate to reminisce about their favorite holiday memories with family and friends over the years.
Keep reading to see what made the season bright, loving and hopeful for these two religious leaders:
FR. DUY LE, PASTOR AT SAN FRANCISCO SOLANO CATHOLIC CHURCH
On Christmas Day, I’ll go around the church looking for a baby, and a parent will go, ‘Yeah, I’ll let you take my baby.’ We carry the baby up during the procession and almost present the baby to the church. Every time, you can see the joy in the people seeing this child. There’s a reason why Jesus chose to come down as a baby. Babies automatically make you happy.
Growing up extremely poor, I was thinking back about the memories that my parents tried to create. I would have never known we came from nothing. I would have never known that it was a tough time. We would
