For the Festival of Christmas in inseparable from the joy of sinners, both in their Saviour and in his salvation, which by their penitence and faith they have claimed and have received.

So the angel told St Joseph before our Saviour’s Birth, “…thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins” (King James Bible, Matthew 1:21, our emphasis), and again, after his Birth, the angel told the shepherds, “…I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.  For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour…” (King James Bible, Luke 2:10,11, our emphasis).