Planning on picking up or putting up your Christmas tree this weekend or next? Consider gathering your family for a Christmas tree blessing, which can be found here: https://portlanddiocese.org/blessing-christmas-tree. The tradition of the Christmas tree is believed to go back to medieval times, and a lit tree is thought to be a reflection of the light of Christ. As Pope Francis shared, “The Christmas tree with its lights reminds us that Jesus is the light of the world, the light of the soul that drives away the darkness of animosity and makes room for forgiveness.”
