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Basilica Dec. 24.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs long as the night of error obscures this providential truth, then \u2018there is no room for others either, for children, for the poor, for the stranger,\u2019\u201d he added, quoting Pope Benedict XIV\u2019s homily at Christmas Mass on Dec. 24, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese words of Pope Benedict XVI remain a timely reminder that on earth, there is no room for God if there is no room for the human person,\u201d the pontiff said.<\/p>\n<p>Leo celebrated the Christmas Mass, also known as Midnight Mass, for a packed Vatican basilica at 10 p.m. The Vatican said an estimated 6,000 people were inside the basilica for the Mass, while another 5,000 people followed the papal Mass via jumbo screens in St. Peter\u2019s Square.<\/p>\n<p>In a surprise before the Mass, the pope stepped outside St. Peter\u2019s Basilica to greet those who were forced to stay in the rainy square, because there was no more room inside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe basilica of St. Peter\u2019s is very large, but unfortunately it is not large enough to receive all of you,\u201d Leo said, thanking everyone for their presence, wishing them a merry Christmas, and bestowing his apostolic blessing.<\/p>\n<p>Just now: Pope Leo surprised and blessed the crowd that could not get into St. Peter\u2019s Basilica for tonight\u2019s Christmas Eve Mass. \u201cThe basilica of St. Peter is very large, but unfortunately, it is not large enough to receive all of you. Tante grazie per venire qui questa sera.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/vMK1Zmibl8<\/p>\n<p>The preparatory readings and the sung Proclamation of the Birth of Christ \u2014 also called the Kalenda Proclamation \u2014 preceded the Mass. The pontiff removed a cloth to reveal a wooden sculpture of the Christ Child, placed in front of the main altar of the basilica, after the chanting of the Kalenda Proclamation. A group of 10 children dressed in traditional clothing from different parts of the world brought flowers to the figure of Baby Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>In his homily, the pope recalled that, \u201cfor millennia, across the earth, peoples have gazed up at the sky\u201d attempting to read the future in the stars. <\/p>\n<p>Yet, they remained lost and in the dark, he said. \u201cOn this night, however, \u2018the people who walked in darkness have seen a great light\u2019 (Isaiah 9:2).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBorn in the night is the One who redeems us from the night,\u201d Leo said. \u201cThe hint of the dawning day is no longer to be sought in the distant reaches of the cosmos, but by bending low, in the stable nearby.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo invited Christians to marvel at the wisdom of Christmas, through which \u201cGod gives the world a new life: his own, offered for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe does not give us a clever solution to every problem, but a love story that draws us in. In response to the expectations of peoples, he sends a child to be a word of hope. In the face of the suffering of the poor, he sends one who is defenseless to be the strength to rise again. Before violence and oppression, he kindles a gentle light that illumines with salvation all the children of this world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The pontiff quoted a sermon of St. Augustine, who said, \u201chuman pride weighed you down so heavily that only divine humility could raise you up again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile a distorted economy leads us to treat human beings as mere merchandise, God becomes like us, revealing the infinite dignity of every person,\u201d Leo said. \u201cWhile humanity seeks to become \u2018god\u2019 in order to dominate others, God chooses to become man in order to free us from every form of slavery. Will this love be enough to change our history?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published on CNA.<\/p>\n<p>Receive the most important news from EWTN Vatican via WhatsApp. It has become increasingly difficult to see Catholic news on social media. Subscribe to our free channel today<\/p>\n<p>EWTN Vatican on WhatsApp <\/p>\n<p>Hannah Brockhaus<br \/>\nHannah Brockhaus is Catholic News Agency\u2019s senior correspondent in Rome. 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