We imagined that the Christmas star was rising again on December 28 when Venus and the crescent moon seemed to point to St Ignatius of Loyola Church were Charismatic Renewal Services of Boston was holding its annual Christmas celebration.

Member's of Boston area prayer groups brought lavish grifts of food to share and gifts of aid for a refugee family.

The evening began with singing of joyful and traditional Christmas songs in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. 

David Brooks, the Director of CRS Boston presented the refugee family to the assembly which warmly welcomed them. He explained that the parish Arrupa ministry worked with Catholic Charities to help settle the family in their new country.

Father Bob Carr closed the evening with a reflection on Christ's incarnation on the day we remembered the Holy Innocents. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO FATHER'S REFLECTION ON YOUTUBE.  or paste this link into your web browser:  https://youtu.be/b0C0EgIOfng

The following are photo's of the celebration.