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VATICAN CITY, JAN. 8, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Here is Benedict XVI's address, delivered on Dec. 22, to cardinals, archbishops, bishops and members of the Roman Curia in the traditional exchange of Christmas greetings. * * * Address of His Holiness Benedict XVI to the Roman Curia Offering Them His Christmas Greetings Thursday, 22 December 2005 Your Eminences, Venerable Brothers in the Episcopate and in the Presbyterate, Dear Brothers and Sisters, "'Expergiscere, homo: quia pro te Deus factus est homo' -- Wake up, O man! For your sake God became man" (St. Augustine, "Sermo," 185). With the Christmas celebrations now at hand, I am opening my Meeting with you, dear collaborators of the Roman Curia, with St. Augustine's invitation to understand the true meaning of Christ's birth. I address to each one my most cordial greeting and I thank you for the sentiments of devotion and affection, effectively conveyed to me by your Cardinal Dean, to whom I address my gratitude. God became man for our sake: This is the message which, every year, from the silent grotto of Bethlehem spreads even to the most out-of-the-way corners of the earth. Christmas is a feast of light and peace, it is a day - more available