Christmas levels divisions by lifting all, says West Phila. priest A statue of the infant Jesus rests in a Nativity scene at St. Cyprian Church in Philadelphia, Dec. 24. During midnight Mass, pastor Msgr. Federico Britto said Christmas “achieves a great leveling off” by ending divisions and “lifting us all up.” (Photo by Gina Christian) By Gina Christian • Posted December 28, 2020 Amid pandemic and social unrest, the birth of Jesus heals divided communities, said a West Philadelphia priest. During his homily for Dec. 24 midnight Mass, Msgr. Federico Britto, pastor of St. Cyprian Parish in the city’s Cobbs Creek section, described Christmas as a “miracle” that “gathers us all together in a great new burst of fellowship in the name of Christ.”