From L’Osservatore Romano
Veritas de terra orta est! (“Truth shall spring out
of the earth”). Benedict XVI chose these words from Psalm 85:12 for
this year’s Christmas card, which will be given to the Roman Curia,
Vatican employees and all the faithful present at the audiences and
celebrations in the upcoming days. The card, produced by the Vatican
Printing Press, features the Holy Father’s hand-written message and this
painting by Leandro Bassano (1557-1622), entitled: “The Nativity and
Adoration of the Shepherds”, located in the private apartment of the
Apostolic Palace. Benedict XVI continues the tradition — began by Paul
VI in 1963 — of printing cards for Christmas, Easter and other
solemnities with a hand-written phrase taken from Scripture, the Church
Fathers or the lectionary with a depiction of the theme of the
liturgical feast.
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