{"id":13094,"date":"2025-12-16T17:29:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T17:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/?p=13094"},"modified":"2025-12-16T17:29:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T17:29:38","slug":"a-christmas-message-from-the-daughters-of-charity-in-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/a-christmas-message-from-the-daughters-of-charity-in-ethiopia\/","title":{"rendered":"A Christmas message from the Daughters of Charity in Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13094\" class=\"elementor elementor-13094\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b26bef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5b26bef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71095bc\" data-id=\"71095bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7b316 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a7b316\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Christmas Message<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34db9b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34db9b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From the Daughters of Charity in Ethiopia<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-299a568 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"299a568\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-427d2f8\" data-id=\"427d2f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0842a4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0842a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>To all Vincentian Lay Missionary (VLM) Members<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5efd23c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5efd23c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This brings you and your loved ones our Christmas greetings and best wishes for New Year 2026. May each one you experience peace, love and joy of the Lord during this holy season of Christmas.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>&#8230; And the angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory o the Lord shone over them.\u00a0 They were terribly afraid, but the angel said to them.\u00a0 \u201cDon\u2019t be afraid I am here with good news for you, which will bring great joy to all the people.\u00a0 This very day in David\u2019s town your saviour was born \u2013 Christ the Lord! And this is what will prove it to you; you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">At this Christmas and coming New Year we pray that God showers on each one of you many graces and the gift of tranquility so that you may understand and feel the closeness of our God who chose to become human so that we share His Divinity.\u00a0 May the Baby Jesus bless each one of you and your families and fill you with Christmas Peace, Joy and Hope.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3b28a1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3b28a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>With our best wishes, love and prayers,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>From the Daughters of Charity, Ethiopian Province<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13096\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Melkam-Gena.jpg\" alt=\"Melkam Gena\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Melkam-Gena.jpg 733w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Melkam-Gena-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11d52bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"11d52bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4303f0a\" data-id=\"4303f0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-665e47f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"665e47f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Share this article<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b38a23 elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-sharing-buttons\" data-id=\"5b38a23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-sharing-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-sharing-buttons elementor-grid wpr-sharing-official wpr-sharing-label-off wpr-sharing-icon-tr wpr-sharing-label-tr\"><div class=\"elementor-grid-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/a-christmas-message-from-the-daughters-of-charity-in-ethiopia\/\" class=\"wpr-sharing-icon wpr-sharing-facebook-f\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><div class=\"elementor-grid-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/a-christmas-message-from-the-daughters-of-charity-in-ethiopia\/\" class=\"wpr-sharing-icon wpr-sharing-twitter\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><div class=\"elementor-grid-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/a-christmas-message-from-the-daughters-of-charity-in-ethiopia\/&title=A Christmas message from the Daughters of Charity in Ethiopia&summary=A Christmas Message From the Daughters of Charity in Ethiopia To all Vincentian Lay Missionary (VLM) Members\u00a0 This brings you and your loved ones our Christmas greetings and best wishes for New Year 2026. May each one you experience peace, love and joy of the Lord during this holy season of Christmas. &#8230; And the angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory o the Lord shone over them.\u00a0 They were terribly afraid, but the angel said to them.\u00a0 \u201cDon\u2019t be afraid I am here with good news for you, which will bring great joy to all the people.\u00a0 This very day in David\u2019s town your saviour was born \u2013 Christ the Lord! And this is what will prove it to you; you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.\u201d At this Christmas and coming New Year we pray that God showers on each one of you many graces and the gift of tranquility so that you may understand and feel the closeness of our God who chose to become human so that we share His Divinity.\u00a0 May the Baby Jesus bless each one of you and your families and fill you with Christmas Peace, Joy and Hope.\u00a0 With our best wishes, love and prayers,\u00a0 From the Daughters of Charity, Ethiopian Province \u00a0 Share this article&source=https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/a-christmas-message-from-the-daughters-of-charity-in-ethiopia\/\" class=\"wpr-sharing-icon wpr-sharing-linkedin-in\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><div class=\"elementor-grid-item\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=A Christmas message from the Daughters of Charity in Ethiopia&body=https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/a-christmas-message-from-the-daughters-of-charity-in-ethiopia\/\" class=\"wpr-sharing-icon wpr-sharing-envelope\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Christmas Message From the Daughters of Charity in Ethiopia To all Vincentian Lay Missionary (VLM) Members\u00a0 This brings you and your loved ones our Christmas greetings and best wishes for New Year 2026. May each one you experience peace, love and joy of the Lord during this holy season of Christmas. &#8230; And the angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory o the Lord shone over them.\u00a0 They were terribly afraid, but the angel said to them.\u00a0 \u201cDon\u2019t be afraid I am here with good news for you, which will bring great joy to all the people.\u00a0 This very day in David\u2019s town your saviour was born \u2013 Christ the Lord! And this is what will prove it to you; you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.\u201d At this Christmas and coming New Year we pray that God showers on each one of you many graces and the gift of tranquility so that you may understand and feel the closeness of our God who chose to become human so that we share His Divinity.\u00a0 May the Baby Jesus bless each one of you and your families and fill you with Christmas Peace, Joy and Hope.\u00a0 With our best wishes, love and prayers,\u00a0 From the Daughters of Charity, Ethiopian Province \u00a0 Share this article<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13096,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-twentyfive","category-christmas"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13094"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13261,"href":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13094\/revisions\/13261"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}