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Pres­i­dent Chris­tine Kan­ga­loo has urged cit­i­zens to car­ry the spir­it of Christ­mas in­to their dai­ly lives. She made the com­ment as she re­flect­ed on the en­dur­ing themes of fam­i­ly, com­pas­sion and shared hu­man­i­ty in her Christ­mas Day mes­sage to the na­tion.

“I pray that peace and good­will will guide our ac­tions, en­liv­en our spir­its and lift up our hearts long af­ter the sea­son has passed,” Kan­ga­loo said.

Kan­ga­loo re­mind­ed the na­tion that the hol­i­day is root­ed in the fam­i­ly bond ex­em­pli­fied by the Holy Fam­i­ly – Je­sus, Mary and Joseph.