My Christmas Wish

My Christmas Wish
Handwritten Christmas wishes hang from a Christmas tree as a part of in Woodstock, England, on Nov. 18, 2021. Leon Neal/Getty Images
Rocco Loiacono
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Attending Christmas Midnight Mass back in the 1990s, I heard an inspiring sermon by the celebrant that night. When concluding, the priest wished us in the congregation a Merry Christmas with the words: “I wish you the Peace of the angels that sang and touched the earth that first Christmas night.” Those words have remained with me for over 25 years.

Rocco Loiacono
Rocco Loiacono
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Rocco Loiacono is a legal academic from Perth, Australia, and is a translator from Italian to English. His work on translation, linguistics, and law have been widely published in peer-reviewed journals.
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