The Emotional End of Christmas

Liturgically speaking, the season of Christmas begins on Christmas Day and continues through the Baptism of Our Lord, January 9th. Even though there is still a few more days of Christmas left officially for us Catholics, there is something about seeing the Christmas tree out in the street, and hearing the zap as the city workers turn that magical tree that once sheltered many a wrapped present into a pile of mulch that sort of ends it all emotionally.