At Christmas – Jesus, beyond the power of numbers

A Missionary in Thailand reflects on this country’s obsession with the number “9” and the Birth of Jesus at Christmas.
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A Missionary in Thailand reflects on this country’s obsession with the number “9” and the Birth of Jesus at Christmas.
MOREThese words describe the many Seminarians, Religious Sisters & Brothers who serve in the Missions around the world. A small community on China’s Silk Road provides an ideal example. 400 of its 660 inhabitants are Catholic, well over the Chinese national average of one percent. This small village, Zan Jia Cun in the Diocese of Zhouzhi, has joyfully nurtured 14 vocations to the Church in recent years.
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