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After a challenging year, church leaders have called for Melburnians to pause and rejoice in the hope of Christmas.
The Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Peter Comensoli, said Christmas was never about the festivities.
Worshippers at a Christmas service at St Patrick s Cathedral on Friday.
Credit:Simon Schluter There has been much said about what a ‘COVID Christmas’ will be like, but is that the question we need to be asking? This year has challenged us in ways that have been unimaginable; it has turned our levels of comfort and security on their head, he said. And whilst we’ve sought creative ways to engage in our worship and our connections, it’s never been about reinventing something.