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Eucharist:in tlie stablc ol Bcthlchcrn rvc f-ccdupon thc hr-avcnlyBrcad.And
let us adorethe same [-oru1,bonl of the cvery time \ is eat the Eucharistic
]\oBt.s DATLjs,Ir{0BIS}'1i\'t'IJs r,vombof Mary. Who, nrakirrgt-limself
present, herc ¿rncl now. in the
Breacl.it is Christnlas.Alrcl since God
madc man was born of thc Virgirr. it is
Euchanstic Sacramcnt.rvantcd to bc- flo¡n llcr that u¡e rnust likewise au'ait
rrorre our spiritual tbod tci traustbrrn
*.":,;*.ir-d.ftig.,?-@ the u'orld frorn u,ithin. starling rvith
thc God nradc llrcad. Artd thc l{o1y
Iratircrrcminds Lrsof this: "It is neccs-
the human heart." sar_vto learn fiom the \¡irgin Mary
.lcsuschoseto nrakeHimself bread Who precedesanciguides us. the first
ll0
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¿rncl cll l 'hi
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lbr us: I{e is tlrc livirig tsread person to contemplate the ht¡-
ijiCt X VI h. l. . : f) g, ¡ l'¡ , t ' , , I ll,. , .¡ ) , t n i ( : r ( l ( rltt l t r . ( ) t ) ( 'c l ) l i ( ) n r,vhich carnc dorvn frorn manity ot- thc inc:arnatc
irl 20 06 t o t it c ullir , ' c l' s i- r r l ( ior l ¡ r r r ', , . 'r rrt¡ r t l r ( ' , i ; r (r : r n ) t 'l l 1 , r ir r \ , : ; , Heaven. FIe left l-{is Word, the hurnan lace ot'
ty str , r c lent sin pr epar a- l\ . 1- \ ' \. \i t \ ( 'l t ; l l i r r 'l r 'r . , t ¡ r, '! l l r , , .| . l l l r rr s Ll cavcnl y dr veiling Divine Wisclom.In thc
iion fbr Clr r is t m as , of - s r t c ll ls S r . , , \ r r r r u . , l i r r t ', r (( ( 'r r r r r , r r ¡ place to bccome lnarl, Baby" Jcsus, witir
fbrcd ¿l \;e I\ sing ula r int er pr c t at ic ¡ nof u' llor r i l l r c l . r r r 'l r ; u r r , rl l.r t , , r \r . u r ( n t r \ ( ) and by His clealhanri Whom She had infi-
lhc custo[ra r,r'gifts in us c dt r r ing t hc : gr c ¿r tr r r r r lr l i \ r r r ( '. ' r , , : , r r t t l r l r , , r ¡ ¡ ¡ 1¡1, , resurrectrcltt, I
LJ.:
l\ - nite and silent con-
(lhrist¡na s ftrstivity. "Cht is t r n¿isi. st hc lllt ' lr r r ' ; n n í r l t r ) r )o l l l r t . \ \ , r r , l ( , , , , 1 " l l ' made H i mscll Eu- versations. Shc rc-
lcastofg ifis-- affmr c c l t hr r [ ) t lpc * - - br r t t lr t ' I o r , l t , l \ r i r , , 'l r l r ; r , l n , , r l , r . ro ¡ r c charistic bread t0 cognised the human
t hc gitis rcln ind trs t ll- 1lr r :gif i ¡ r , r i' , ' r r ¡ r ilr , \ \ ( ' \ \ ( ) r ¡ l t l n , , l l r ; r i , l l r l l , . , . l r .i f transfbuit us into tbce of God, so that
t -' t ' il(tt('t'u llte h llte Sr ll t ll' ( ior l r r ur t lc \ \ ( ' \ \ or r l , l r l . l l '', i i . l l r , l l , l r , \ ( \ \ , ( ) u l d Him. But "Nio L)neeats tire rnysteriousWisdom
oi' l{n lt:icll' trtttl o lll' lc r l lu r t s ilr t lr e t ) ot t ' ; r l t l l . . l . , l r , ; r r,l, l l i i , , r l l . r r l o ¡ . 1 ¡ 1 1 - this flesh without first crl'theSon was impresscd
lltt' ltt'tlltli,rtt. lrrtt' llr is t - c lr s ( ) n.( ' lr r i- ler t lr r i r r e l r l r 1 o r ¡ r , r r { l r rr . t r r u t c l c adoring [t...q'ewouicl sin if upon the Nlother's mind
\ ltlltl.\ ts .tpl)t'()p rilr lc ll,c l¡ ¡ - r [ ls is . ' r l lt v , llilll. . ; , .'l i 'l r ¡ l l t I 'r i r . : , t, ¡ t ( l : , . r tr r t r , t . t . r ) f we did nrrt adorc It. admonish- and hcart. To transforrn the
llte tn un ¡ g ili: th al p c oplc { ir , e t o t r nc f c r int I 1 , .l'r t 'i n l t l r r I l r , , l r l , r ¡ , . . , , t I l i s es St. Augustine. This "super substan- world. God chosc a humble girl frorn a
; rntilh crrd tri'ing thcs c dav s -llut it is inl- oull lr r r t l , ,;,u r , l l r l r ) . t l , , ¡ , , , l , ¡ , ¡ l l . u t a tial" fr¡od is "the food of the great," villagc in Galilce, VIary of Nazareth,
pttt' tan t tha t thc- pr inc ipal G ill. o1' "¡ r c r if lc t 'r i l r i r . l r r ', , r | , , r r l , j i n r , ; r r r r l¿ r c - adviscsthc Saintof Hippo. "Grow and and Hc greeted}{er thus: Rejoicc, full
rilrich ¡1 1tithr-r gilis ar e but a s y nr t r r . t l. c c s s ibl t , . " , \ r r , l , r , : r r ¡ nr ,rrlt,r rlllrt
you shall t-cedon mc; and it is not rvou of grace, the l-ord is ri,'ith 'l'hee. hl
b; ntlt tbrfio tten . Ch r is t r nas is t hc t luv r - liinrc o t r i t l r 'l r t r l r . . .l u r . , r r lt 'l . r n r , , . 1 .t,l r c r.vhowill transÍbnn Mc into 1'ou, but thesc *.ords is containcdthc secrct 01:
r¡n wh ich (itld ga v e I lir r r s c ll' t o hu- l. t u' r l r r l t l r t . u r 't . l , l , , r i r , r ( , n l i u ) . you rvili bc transfonilcd into 1,1c."St. thc tlue Cllrristrnas.God rcpeats them
t nat r itl,. a nil in thc l t uc har is t t his r _lit i l' lr t ' r t . l i r r ¡ .r.l. l l r : r l l r . r , ir r r , tl ) r . t . n( l r i n t . .\ \ c .lohn Chrysostom,in no le-sstouching to the Church. to each one of us:
rrf ' [ -lis ]tc(:ilt'ltt:s.So t t l s nc lt l. . .1' ; r lr'r.t t. \ \ r r r ¡ lt l n o l l r , r r t . l l l : , l r o t l r : : u t t l i l u l l u r r rvclrdslvritcs: "Jcsus in the h,ucliarist Itejoic,e. the Lord is closc! With thc
Í : . t lct.lutrtc:rctl ill flrc li11¡ ¡ y - \r,¡ r r t l t ' on ir r r l llis l r , r , l r \ \ r . \ \ ( ) ; l ( l n o t t : ¿ r tl l i e seclnsto say to us: 'Eat mc. drink me! help of l4ary, let us olTer ourselves
ict t rp[ltr-'tl in ¿rtio rllior i. . lc s r ¡ . ; in r lr . . br er r t lo l l l r e l l l ¿ r r . . " lbclay once again I dcscendupon the ivith humilitv and cr)ur?ge,so that thc
[ ; Lrcilirrist i:; lilic lt "¡ ll' is ut " lluou: : lr lllc l 'c f i r ¡ c , t h e r e i s n o r ] t ( , r c d e ¡ t i r i ¡ eañh fbr,r'ou. I am eaten,brol<.eninto r,vorldrrrayrvelcomcClhrist.Who is the
r' , ' llit'lt ()t)r' cllll ¡rcrt et lat u lin' t lr c r ilr it j \ \ , ir , v o l . u r i d c r s t a n d i ¡ g u p r l l r i i r r g ¡ricccs.so that my blending.fusion and soLlrce of hue jo)-." Also the l-"itr"irg1'
rcalit-v.in th c ltscclic et t d r ny ' s t ic al,t hc , Clhr is t m a s t h a n t h c \ {o s r llolv union rvith you may be rnore pro- lvitli its mystcrious and lurninous
irlt cllcctLrll arld sp cculat iv c ls r t ' ell as E¡ c hal- i s t . C h r i s t m a s ¡ c l r r r ) r 1 . r, ¡ , ,, l 't l r c lound. If someoneuuitcssonrethingto rvords reminds us o1'thervholly N{anan
tllc histtl¡"it:¿rl and moral pcrspecfives. Most Hclly Elch¿rri:;l rrrrtl r ¡t r. \crsít. hirnsclf" it rem¿rinsdistinct frorn him: substance of Christmas and of thc
ln thc bu clr¿rrist,Chr is t is r c allv pr c s * bc c aus c J e s u s w a s l _ . , ; r .jnr r l i , r l r l t . l l c l n . l, itistead,enter into you and insinualc L.uclrarisi: "'l'hc uclmb of thc Virgin
'[r{o
cnt. a nd thc l{o1 ¡r \4as s is t he liv ing and ilc t h l e h c n l l r r r , ; i n I t,ur.c rif' r-¡rvselfinto every ¡rart. scparation Mothcr has causeda fi-uitto blossorti;a
illcll' ti'il'iAio t' ]lis Pa: ; c h. - l- hc M o¡ ; t Br c ac i. " '- l - c t r r : ,r . n l ( , r ¡ r r , , r l r r . n r \ s l c r v lna'v ilnyfi]ore bc secn beturcenthe tlvo breacl,which has i'rliccl us with an an-
Iiic¡st-'rl ,,sa cl'i¡n 'rc nt is t hc qLt ; r liia{ iv e of ' Ch¡ 'i s l r l a s r , , , , r ' i l r , rl, ll,,[í tif r¡s: \\¡eare Onc."' gelic gift" (Lit. Aurhrosian) %

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plics. arc not born o1'scrvitudc,but

arc ratircr cfibcts that spring frrxl
¿urdarc urrificdbv love.

and l.()\/e
OLrr'(lience " A fler havins bcen lir unr l
To corrprehcnd obcclience.onc
rrruststudvit L'retivecn tu,o grcatmo-
lncnts.Tiic llrst momentwas whena
i n tl re t em ple o[ t . fcn- r salenr ,
\\iomanmadcalt act of obedienceto
Jesus nr ¿r ( l(t-lle r et r . r r njour -
ne)' to Naz¿r r et h.hur nble" the Will of Gocl:"Be it doneunfo ürc
doci l e a s befr ¡ r e, r e- ent er ing uccord¡ng fa tlLt: word." Thc othcr
into hidclenriess for man\: moment was when a woman askccl
fi ,
H l ears ot ' n'or k hesidc oseph
man to bc obedient to Gcrd:
O l t h e l o t t q . i ' t ' u t ' : ' ,tl tltt' i¡ lt' \l) t' tit l,t tl¡ , ll,' t' r | ,t tti tl t ,r/ \,r ( i ;t:¡t¡'i l ¡ -f "trlrhatstteverhe ,shall sGTt¡¡, thce,
'suhject to
i ancl il,lar1;aluavs
k n t t v t ' o n b t l t ¿ l , 1 ,- :5 ¿. 1lllt, .1 .\tll t¡ f ( ¡ o ,l lit,,l n ¡ ,,t¡l rl r'r t¡rtt !tt ,ttttl l l tt l l tt.: I
thcrn'
rn au, ailin. ¡ l 1r{ itllr
tee U t inr
l l l cc
tltrtfdrtJ'e." lJetrl'ccnthesehistorical
f, iLnC
_T1É a\1' ¿11r.i
I lo l v ' I ' i r g i ¡ t , i ¡ t t l ¡ t ' :ttr ' r ' ílir t,r tf ¡ t¡ ;y' i' t' lt títr t ti¡ tl,tu t¡ ,,t ,l ttuntl t,i I t.'ti r '' lirets is thc stor_\,'told by Luke: "Antl
it tg t r s t h e s t r y n ' e r ,,u o - r r ,,,,¡ r lt r ,¡ l,tt.1 . fr tt' ,,i,,,1 !, n,, tl ,t,, dii cstaf¡líshcd
to starrI lis Ptrb-
<tnrJ ttftct' thc.t' hud ¡terfbrnrcd al!
, t tt ¡ t r e r n e ? A n t i i ' ¿ , tllc ttlitu t:.; r ¡ b e r .' ' - ,d
ltr u lttttttl¡ lt t tt ,ttt(tt,t dB lic rnission."
Trlá lhirtgs ttc'r'orclingto the lov,
l i r . S te .l ) r tt,t
,\1 ..\l ¿tttt'l l i ú' the Lord, tlrcv re-
SE z
n thc cieventhda-t-of'
Fcbruarv,i895. cutthc
fbr-tv-firsl annivcrsarv
) , ar t l . l r n t l t l r c r r I t i l l s t l r . ' ¡ r r t 's s c n g e r s
o1' l l l c I ¡ r r r l : t l t c ¡ r r t i t l i r , , r l s o ¡ l q , 'l 1 g
t lc lr t i u r d s h r s s l u r r e o l ' l l l r ' . ; r r l r s t i l n c e ,
#Á turned to Galilee t0
their Citl', Yotareth.
,l¡td the Child grew
ot' thcr rcvclalion of at r t l t h c n s c ¡ L u u t t irc: , r t \ l , n r I r i r sa c t ed in a fantasticswclling rnd u,üxed strong,
Our l-acly at i.r-rul'des, t hr r s i n l l r c ¡ l r s t . r n r r l r r o \ r l l r c r c t , o l u - with thc-cJimension,s
of' ¡irll of w,isclom:an¿l
M, Jaurés sirokc as folkx.l's ur thc t ir t n i s l r g ; r i l r l n l i r l l . , r r r r r r : , \ n l , r t i c r n God; or else, hc must the grüce oJ' Gotl
Frencli Ch¿imbcrof Deptitics: ''Thc ii' l' il '. : l '"e r ¡ r l r r i r r i r i l i r l r t l r t ' l l r 'r : ¿ u n ca suffcr a tenible elnpti- vras in l{int.... Anrl
mr¡st pricelcss good conqucrll b¡' ( ' r ) l'l l n l u n l s l . l r t r : r i r 'l r 't l l l l , ¡ t t l t ) C l n u s t
nessand void within his Íle w,ent dow'n tt,it/t
man t hr ough all h i s s u ffc ri n g s u rrtl i' o l r ; t t '1 ,l o . ¡ l ¡ r . (' ¡ ; r 1 r l r 't r o l I r l C t t l r l u t f - cgo, rvliicli is thc bcgin- tlte:m oncl ('flme tri
st f ugglc s .anC t l c s l ti tei rl l l ri : f)rt.i u r l, . ' r : l ; ¡ r r r l l l r t ' r t ', r l l ( '. t \ ( ) n . 'l - l r e r C . ning of- clc-spaii'.fhus thci'c llct:tt¡'el.lt uild v'üs sul)-
tl ic c s . is t hc ir lc l rtl ru t Il i ert' i : n o ' ,:r \ i; ¡ l: u r l r 'l l t l ) l i 'r l n t , t n
|lrrl¡tisirlrl that is pricic'at thc cire cncl of thc iet:t Io lhent. AnC tlis'
ct ' ed t nlt h: t lllt t l rl i trr¡tl l w l l rt' i r ti ,,t' . " l¡ , t t t t ¡ ¡ 't ¡ ff , , i t l , , ( i , t , l . "
[ 'l t C ¡ n t t S t mysticalself antlhopclcssness at the llother kept ull thcse n,ords in ller
I l()t Collir' f i'tln r us is ll llc r l ( , o, l r l; lt u t r r r t l ; r l l \ t n : t s t l t l t t r l l 's c l l - d c i f l - 0thcr. heurt. And Jt'sus üdvünceclin u;is-
lI irtlscif' cr cl' :tP l) ( ' iu' ( ' ( llr r ' ' 1, ) t r r' ) r r ' n t';rtror. lrrrrl l1 r:, possiblc ()nlv bc- To corrcctthis lblsedeiflcationof dr¡m, age arul gret'€ tt,ith Gad oncl
t hc: lil'st tltrlr rrl r lllr ¡ \ \ ( ) r r lil lr , ' lo ¡ q. - r ' ir u \ c o l '¿ r I ) i v i r r c c l e a t i o n . l o r w h t r man,it is importantonc:cmorc to in- rnen"(Lk 39:40:51:52).
litsu tl{retlit'lrt't' :ur ( l l1r r . ' 1) ns r t lt .Irlr r t u orrld \\'ant to be Corl unle-sslic had vcstigatcthe meaningof obedicncc. In rcparation fbr the pride of
lls ¿u t c(lultl rr i¡ll us . no( l: , ; r Nllt s lc r '
conrc 1r'ornthe hands of Gotl'l Thc Obccliencccloesnot rncanthe ex- mcn, Our Blessed Lord hurnl'ricd
t t l \&h ollr u ,c sllo ulil s r r [ r r ¡ i( . "
hunran "I" was not lnadc firr thc "[" coutionof ordcrsthat are given by a to His paretrts:
Hirnsclf in oL"redience
Th is u l'l'irntat it r n o1' ll¿lit ' l -hc
" a l o n e. but for Gotl " s rt' r' r' i t' tr.
as drill scrgeant.It springs.rather,frorn "Antl ha wusxú-iect I.t¡tltent."trfrvas
¿rgainsLCotJ is not tlc\\,..cxccpt in its ma n. thercfbl ' c.w ' l trtrt' l i rsr' sl o scck thc lovc of an order,anclthc love of God Who was subjcctto man. God,
verb iag c. Flotrr thc v er y bc ginning. th e pt' ffr-cl i otr ol l r: . Ir' r:rrrl l i ty. Him Who gaveit. Thc mcrit of obe- Whom the principaliticsand powcrs
rnan was a rcbel iieainst his Divine l ]¿ i l l l ch' .( j otl . l l rrr,f ,1,, ut)r' of' l u' t) dicncc is lcss in the act than in thc subjectedHintsc,lfnot only to
obe.v'."
clcstinv: cotr:;irlcrthc slcu'ard, r,r,ht-r tl ri n us:l t.' rrrl .l , r1l r,r r' l l .rt,' l l i l l rsel f lovc; thc submission,the der.'otion Vlary, but to Joscplrtoo. becatiscof
llr^ülcndsto bc the nrasterol'tlr¿ r.jnc- illi( i l l tl t¡¡l i rri , r,,l rrl , rrl rl t, l ri nl S el l - ¿iildtirc :;cn'iccrvhichobedicrnce im- Mary-%
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Aithough, thcretbre. that inl'anc¡,. cvery indiviclual that is called has his
',r I i r' lhc (]rca! wirich the majcsty of God's Son cliclnot own ordcr. and all thc sons of thc
rlisilain. reachcd mature rlanhoorl b1, Church arc separatedfiorn onc anothcr
the grovrth of years and. il hcn thc tri- by intervals of tirne, yct as thc cntirc
umph of l-lis passion ¿rndrcsurrcction body of the Faithful being born in thc

ThsBirththa[1lr¿r\v
sn was completcd. all the actions of hu-
militv rvhich were undcrlal<cnftrr us
ceascd,yet 1ocla1''s l'csti-
tbnt of baptism is c:nrcificdr.vithChrist
in His passion. raiscd again in l-lis
Rcsulcction, and placcclat thc Father's

end CarthadcYe. ,
val rcncws tor us the
liolv childhoodof Jcsus
born of the Virgin
right hand in IIjs Ascension,so ivith
Him arc thcy born in this Nativiry-'.
any bclicvcr in rvhateverpart o1'thc
For

'' Mary: ancl in adoring r,vorldthat is rc-bom in Christ. quits thc

['ltt i i ¡tttttt¡¡ l ti ¡'tl ¡ rtl tltt' t' tt' tnttl,\' ttti
riliad l ¡.i ' ttl l t t't'ttti ¡tn, in ilt,' t,.r r ¡ 11¿¡ ;lt \
iilt ' Í . l t u . : l l c u y e n u n d ttu ' tl¡ ( tt' t' L ( ) u li' tn t¡ iittr ,il llt,tu
& )t it c { I ( t ' ( u l t ü ' ( , i t t lltt: tt,o t¡ th o l i; ltu n tl¡ lt I it!tn
t lt 'ig u e t l l t t l y ! t t t ¡ ' t t rtl IIt' r t( ) \( n ' ( ,tl¡ r ' t¡ ' r tr lil,'
n al l c i ty ' s a n d a t a l l
t ir ncs , tl e a rl y b e l o v c d .
docs thrr birrh of our
l-rlltl arrd Saviour l¡om
thc Virein Vlcrthcroccur
to the thoughts of the liaitlitirl. rvho
meditate L)n divinc things. that tiie
rninci tnay'trc arousr'dto the ¿rcknovi'-
ledgrncnttif its fui¡kcr. ancl*,hethel i1
bc clcc,upiccl in the groaiis of su¡rplicir-
tion. or in the shoutingof praise.tlr in
thc oflf-erinsol- saclificc. nray enrpior,
its spiritual insight on norliins more
licqucntlv and nrorc trustingl_1,' than ot
thc fact that tbc Son ol'God, trcgottcn
of thc c:o*glaannt F¿rther.rvasalsrtbo¡n
by o human binh. But this Nativir,v
u'hicrhis to tre adored in llcaven aritl
on c¿rrthis suggestedto us by ntt rlay
Ínorc than this r¡'her. lvith tlrc carlv
light still sheciding" its rays on n¿ttui:e.
tlicrc is trorriein uporr out scr)scsthc
j.r the birth of our olcl paths of his original nature and
Saviour. wc find rryc passes into a new rnan by bcing rc-
are cclcbrating tlre borir; and no lclngcr is he reckoned of
commcngcmentof our his ca.rthly'fathcr'sslocl<but among the
own lifb. lror thc birth scctl of- thc Saviour. Who bccarnethc
ttl tlt,,l ,ttlt,' t' t¡ i tf i t,'i tt.r ' l ttttt,tttt'r 'tl i tttol gl O - clf C'hrist is thc s()Lu'cc Son of-man in ordcr that rvc might havc
ttl ¡ tttti\t' tnttl t s Il l t,tl ,t:;'('i tl t't tntl t'\'í::1,i l I of lif c f or - ( hr ist i¿r n tlrc ¡rowcr to be thc sons of God. For
' ( tti tl ttt. Il !tt¡, l ¡uvi n;4 hr fblk. and thc hirthclayo{' rinlcss flc came down to us in this hu-
It¡ti tt':l tt t/l t l tttnttttt l l a,th. the lleacl is thc birthday nriliation.no one would rcachllis pres-
of the bocly. Although ence by any merits of his own. %
Fo t' tl rc,\ngeI ( i l l r| i cl ' s (:()l t\crsel r,i th
th c a stoni shcrl I\1arvl l rrl l l rl conccp- &*
ti o n bv thc Il ol v S ¡ri ri ti rs r,i .ondrousl y
p ro m i sed as bel i cvcd.sccnl to recur "Listen to thc acclam¿rfion of. lsaiah: 'A chitd I'",/rorn.[or u,,, t¿"totr
not orrlv to thc mrnlür'y brrl to thc r,'ery /¡tt,t/¡etn.1Jit'tnto tul.' (ls 9:5). \\Ie learn fr,rnr thc Prophet himsell
eyes.For ttldal'thc Mnkcr ot'the ri'orld ..') hovv that is to happen. Will
it be ¿rc'corrlingto the la.v of nature? l{ot
rvas trorn of a \¡irgin's wonrb. and Hc. at all, replie.'*the Prophet: He rjoes not, in f'act, obev, the larvs of na-
Who nacle:ail natrlres.bccalncSrxroÍ'
\ ) ture, He \\¡ho is the Lord of nature. In rvhat w.ay then,.you replri has
She. \\¡honr l{e cir-:¿rtcci. Ti''tlar, thc tlris son been given to us? ' [Jchol), re¡rlics thc Pro¡>h ct, a t'út7in.tpill n,n-
Word of Gocl appcarcd ciothed in c"'ireani:/iret,irthtoit¿ttnu,hou't'l/l¡tnnnu'r) Et¡ttnrtnutí'(.Is7:14),'r,'hic/tttl(enr
flesh. ancll-hat which had nevcr bccn '()¡,¿)¡a'¡¡!3
rr.r"' (X'Lt 1:23). O wonclerful happening: a virgin becomes ¿l mo-
visiblc to humancyes bcgantclbc tan-
ther-,remainine a virÁ{in ! Consider this nero' order of natlue. With resarc]
g i b l e to our hal l dsas rvcl l . " [odaythc
to otherr \\'onlen, if one remains a virgin, she cerlainlv cannot l-¡ecome a
shepherdslcarnedfl'ornAngels' voiccs
mother: once she has becom* a mothet she no longer possessesvirgini'y.
that thc Saviour u¡a-rbon-l in thc suh-
In this case, instead, both quatities are atiributed to the very same person:
stanceof our flcsli anclsoul: and toda_v
at the same time, i¡ fact, She is mother antl virgin. \ñrgiriitv has not im-
the funn of thc Gospcl tressase \\/¿rs
perled giving birth and, on the other hand, the birth has not deprived of
prc-arrangetl by thc lcaders of the
virginiV. It was fitting, in fact, that He \\¡ho made FIis entrance into hu-
Lord'¡ f'lctcks.so that we tr)o nrav say
rnan life fbr the salvation of'mankind..., should receive }{is oriein fi'om an
rvith the ann\, of flrr: ht--ar cnlv lrost:
"(ilor-y in tl¡e highcst to (iod. and on absolute integrity declic¿rteclto Him without reser\/e.
c¿rrthpcaL-r- 10 rrcn ol grlori ri'ill" (Lk () rt r¡t ry of' Nt¡,trt rt

Itrieliinc:ssol' this r.r,'ondrqtrrs m1'stci:¡r. l. I 4 \

(.) lr*, ¡u',.t,/-or,/,,/ír,'t

6 - .9tr, ,,,, -ji,.r.',.rl1ilt,-.i :¿ür
2 Decr:mber Z0IZ - .9,, t)4.:*, fl,.,+rleti,y'/nlt:¿,u
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insertedinto thc pra!''cfso1'Sacritrcc- ccurctcry r,r'hichbcarshis nanrc.

and that water for thc aspcrsion of' St. Urban had sac-red vcssc-lsnrads

The Liturgy in thc l;ir'st'l'lrree ¡reoplc'shomcs bc blcssc:dri ith salt. ol silr,'er and of-hrc'd twenty-fivc:
t hat t hc sl-
S t. S i xtus I est ablislr cd ¡lrtens of the sarnernatcrial.
cred vesselsshould n<¡tbc fouchcclh,v St Fabian conrlnissioned lr¿lnv
rninisters and conllnllcil thc usc ol' const nr ct ionsin t hc cer let er ies.
Centuriesof the ehtrr-c'h singing tlie hymn Sdncttr.\.^\itt¡tt;1us...
during the litLrrgicalaction.
St. Cr¡nrcliusrcnrovr,-dthc bodics
of Ss. Pctcr and Paul fioru their rcsl
St. Tclcsphoms established thai ing place in the catacolnbsand relo-
'['lt(,lpostolíc Crtnotts therc bc cclebratecJthe Sacrific.c:on cated thern: onc in the valley of thc
the night of Our [,ord's Birth" solnc- Vat ican, t he ot her along t he t '¡ c¡
thing rvhich. on other days. shoulcl Ostien,¡is.
Part \{Il
not occ:urtlefore Ora Terti¿2.Hr: also St. Stepheni pnrtúbitcclpriestsand
establishedthat at thc heuinnirrg of dca¡:ons tlam tvearing, ltclr cotnmon
ihe sanre cclebratir-rnthercr bcr sLrr.rg L¡sc.file r¡cstrncntsused at the altar.
lltc [lt¡tnun l'tntttl-l.s lJtrr't:t t:ttlttt'it,srr:gttlLIl('rl
t¡l tltt'..1u',st tltt' Lttttt',qt,v'iih t'ur¡ou.\intet-- Glaria in a-rcel.si,v I)ec¡. SL. Fcli.x I recommencleci that the
t't¡ttit¡tt.s L;n./'i¡t'Íuttutt:h,
u'ith llte pu.ss'irtgof time mu.tt ol rltc.t'ehut'e ltaen l¡t,sl.[t í.: cer- S t. A ni cctus pr cr hibit cdclcr ics lo Sacrificc bu' cclebratcciabovc thc re-
ÍuItt, notitttlrcle.ss.tltaf sonte ol'these *'cre ilot'nts solcl¡,-/o¡'the Chut"chol Rone, othe¡'s lct thcir hair grorv long. mains of the Martl,rs and built a
\\'Í't'( up(lulc,sttf rlie mosl tutt:it'ttt i'unr¡n.s.und other.sstill regurtlel the C'lturch thntttgh-
St. Pius I, llor thc pra¡,ers of the Basilica along the vi¿¿ Aurelia.
t¡ut the n'orkl.
virgin St. Praxedes, consecrated the St. Eritychian cstablisherlthat on-
hc' regLrlationof' Pope the ¡rassingof timc. Nothing is left for Baths cf Novato (rticusPctricitts) as a ly thc first fitiits of whcrat and the
St. Victor I on Easteris us exccpt a fliint outlinc of thenr in pl;rcc of rvorshitrl; he urar{c larqe of- grape be blessed at thc altar. Iic
not the orrly one rvhich the l'cr1,,short nrltes of thc Liber poü- fcrings to this ncw sanctuury;he frc- buried the lr4artyrs rvith his own
thc Roman Porrtifl'shad I ifít'al is. Quently offercd the Lord's Sae,r'itlcc hiurcls and ordered the Faithlul to
c r pr e s s ed d u ri n g th c St. Linus ordcred that n'omLrnen- there and had a baptisrnall'ont con- covcr fhe bodics of thesc couragcous
first three ccnruries. Recoursc wiil¡ tc r [-]i l urchr,' u' i th thci l ' hcadvci l ed. structed therc u'hcrc. rvith his ou,n athlctcs of Clhrist r,vith omatc vest-
h a d t o ihc r n in all s ra \c c i rc r¡r¡- S t. L' l crus cui rstrucr.cdthc hand. he baprizcclmany catechurnen mcnts r,vhcnthc,v placed thcm in thc:
sta n c c s . i] , s in t [ r c c a s e ri l ' l nctt.tori rtl and tornbof S t. P etcr in thc Nalne ol the Holy Trinitv. grorrnd,
EL rs c biusS. t . ( ' y ' p ri a n a n d i rnri l l rcd thc pi acc of thc St. Sotcrprohibitedthe clcacoucss- We terminate.then, this enuntera-
St. ir enaeus . G iv cn th c i buri al oi ' thc B i shops of' cs frorn touching the sacredpalls and tion of thc ian's o1'the carlv Roman
i n tp r ; r " t r ir c c r i' linrr-g i e rrlC ' o l { onl c. piacing incensein thc thurible. Pontitl-son liturgical mattcrs, as ir'-
ma tt er s . c oLr nle ii u ' i th S t. E vari stusdi vi ded St. Zephyrinuscstablishcdthat the complete as it may bc. and lve content
the so','c-rL'lsiltv
of ihci¡ tÁ thc titles and churcheso{' ordination of pricsts, dcacons and our selves wit h nndcr scor ing t hat
*
a u th or it y , s uc h rc - R onrc anri )ugtl i c pri csts simple clerics bc donc in the presence sonre of thesc rcgulatious must bc
cr)uI S Cr llr - t sltt : r rr l g i r - and est¿lblishcdthat thc of both tlie clerg-r'and thc Faithful. considered as nonlrs onl,v ior thc
en tfrcrn li'rrqueni"occil- B i shop. i n ¿l nncxi nci nq St. Callisfus I fixc-d thc Sarurday Chure,hof Rrlrne, others as uprJatesof
fast four tirnes a year in thc fourth, the most alrcient C¿tnons,and still
u siorrs for cfl'ering de- thc \\' tl rrl trl ' ( i ocl .bc,as-
crcc s anc i r es potl s e s si stctii rr' ,rcrr:l ' tdcacons. flfth. soventh and tcnth months. He others dirccted to ali c''fthe Churches,
a b o r r tt he S ac r edR i tc s S t \1,.' r1¡¡1,¡.t' t or- consccratedthe Basilica o1'St. Mary such as the decree o1'St. Victor I on
l'litr tcxt t-r1'thcsc rcgnllr- . tl t' rt' tlti r;rt{l l c ¡' rrr:i nor¡r
of in Trastcvere.He enlargcd and dcco- Eas[er.
iiilris llrs [rccn lo s t u, it lr i l r,' l ' ,r' ,r,r,ri
oll l l rc [-,ordbc rated, along thc vi¿rAppiu, the famous To be Continued

i ) t' ,' r
*I
I)ecernber 2012 .p,r. 9) L'n {r rr'nu,y'1rry'r},r¿

Practlce
ilurlnu
0hrlstma$
l : i ¡ i ¡ t l i t r ' , \ ¡ t t ' t t il L titr ;ir ' ¡ h ttt lit¡ lv ;l,lttlltt' t' ( ' lt¡ ¡'tl t ¡'(\'(eIs Í¡ trs.,t¡i íh v,'hut s¿¡ti ti l ct?l .t
i l i ' t ¡ L t ' t ' ' t ' ' : \ . 1 i . . i ,/( Jl.t,- ¡ ' .ltlll¡ t' t¡ Itl..s( lt' t,.,' ilttlt.tlt,r k l tt't'l t.tl tl 1t'rhecl i yi neIn.l i ttti
/ u , \ ' t t t ' c¡' t , ¡ ", ' j t l t ¡ t¿ líu tt. jr t.r ,',¿
¡t<t,s'iliort,s w l t i t ' h r ( tI( ie t' t.¡ u t' so u l !a ss ¡ to o r u n tl lt'¡.: nt¡trr¡¡'l hl 'ol IIa Il '1¡o, l :t'l l ís urcl cnt
li¡t't.:.fot'Li,s,.f(ttt'.r ttoí Ío ntal¡c c¡l'i¡ )lis rltt'cllíng-p!u,'t:.
lun',r'rr- rl.tr CHup.<-l¡
The- tillie ha.s no'.r,come ibr rlic
taithÍLi soul to reap thc fir¡it ol rhe c[-
ftrrts shc madc clurinutlic pcnitcntiai
r v ec k s of A d r c n t to l )r' c p a tu rr
drvellin*fi-place lbr the Son of' Cocl.
Who dcsiresto bc bonr r,vithinher-.l'hc
t\ttl¡ttittl,t'ol'tlta Lumb ure cone. and
his ,S¡xttrschuth ¡trepn'ed ht,rself'{Ap
l9:7). No',vthe Spouseis the Churcli:
thc Sptruscis aiscievcry f¿¡ithfulsoul.
O ur Lor c i gii, c si l i s u ' h o l c S e l l ' to th c
'"i,hclcllock, anclto each shce¡rof thc
flock. with as much lovc as tliough FIc
Irivcci but that oitt:. \\'h;rt garmcnts
shall rvc put ori. to go anrJmcet thu-
Bricierlroom'lWhcrc shail lr,c llnd th-"r
pcarls and jclr'cls ivllcrcu,ithto dcck
crursoul l'rrrthis happl' meeting?Our
holy iv{oiirertirc Churchrvill tcll us all
this in Ilcr LitLrrgy,. Our trcstplan {br
spcnding Chl'istrnasis, undoubtedlv.
to kecp closc to llcr. anclclorvhat Sile
rJoc:s: l¡l'Shc is lliosl dc¿irto (iod. ancj
bcing our Vlotlier.\\.f riligirtto obcv all
Her irr.iunctions,
1, J" -
for us; lct us thus give Him back sonre cornportcd Herself beforc Him. Who
littie of that ivhcrc-ofIIc has dcprii,ed was l{cr God ancl LIcr Child. u'ith
I{imscll'out of lov'elbr us. arld in rrbe- srcatcr humility th¿n e\,'cr. Wc t()o.
dieuce to the rvill of His liather It is poor sinncrs.sintrersso long and so of-
incurnbenton rrsto enruialc.¿rsfirr ¿rs tcn. we lrusl. atiorc rvith all the ¡rorvcr
possi bl e,th e scnt ir ncnt st lf - t hc , \ ngcl. s of our',soulI le rvho ltas conrcdorvnso
in Ileaycri. a¡d ne\.cr t9 ¿ppnxrclrthe low: wc rnuststud1,'tof-rndout horv by
Divine lnibnt u'ithout bringing rvith us our sclf'-hirnriliatiiin
\\¡ccan rnakcHini
tbe inccnscof our soul's adoration.thc amcnds for this Crib" thcsc swathili_e-
protestation ot' our owrl cxtrente un- bands, this eclipse of llis glory. And
worthiless. and lastly, tirc hornagc of yet all our hurniiiations rvill ne\ier
our rvlrolebeing. All this is drrc to thc bring us s0 lorv that we sha'll be ou a
infinite N4ajesty of thc Babc of level with His loiviiness.No; only,'God
, t' tttitttd cu tttl /t¡ tt,. tltc,t'aurt' t/tt, fi i i tr
¡l rínt'i pul i níeri o¡'tl i .s- tscthlehem, Who is the more rvor"th1, could reach the humiliations of God.
of ever¡,'tribute \\'c can pay hirn. bc-
causel-lc hasn-radchimsclf so lrttlc firr . loy
our sakes. But our Mothcr thc Church, does
AnoR¡'l to¡ The exam plc o1- llis Rlcssed not only oft-er to thc Inf-ant God the
Thc ñ¡' st of our cl uti es at our N{other ivill tcach us to bc thus }ium- tribute ot' FIer profound atlorutictn.
Saviour'sCrib is .4th¡rtniot¡. r\doratiuir ble. N{ary lvas humblc in the pres..ncc The mystery of Emmanucl, that is, of
is Rcli{:ion'sfirst act; but tlicrc is soinc- of ]-ler God, even beforc She became God rvith us. is to I ler a source of sin-
thing in thc l\h'stcry of Our Lord's His Mother; but. once I-lis lv{othcr.She gular joy. Look at Her sublirne
Bifih *'hich sci-rl-lls to nulitc this dut_v
doubl¡"' neccssdr')'.Iu Hcat'en thc
Algels veil thcir fhces,and prrrstratc
themsch,'es befurc the ihronc of'Gocl:
tltc Four-and-lwent.v L-,lclcrs are fbrevcr
t'ttsiin,qllteir t'n¡t¡'nsbe.lt;rathe ¡hrone
(Ap .tr:10)of'thcr Lamb. r.vhat.thcn.
shali u'e do. ivc who arc sinr-.,crc. anti
untvorthv'menrbcrs of the liibc of thc
Rcdecnrcr.llo\\ ihat this samc great
Cocl shou,sf liuisclf to us. irumblccifor
our sahcs.antl strippedof all ltis ukrry'l
nolv lliat thc duticsof thc crcaturcto his
Creator are fulfilled by thc: Creator
Ilimself'l now that thc efenlal God
b orvs dovl n noi onl l ' l refol ' c thc
Sovercign\{ajcst1,'oftlic Co'Chcad.but
ev'cnbcforc sinllJ rnan.T{iscrcature?
Lct rrs endeavourttl lrxrkc, bv our
¡rrolbuurcla.Jolutions.s(imc rctrrrn to
thc Ood Who thu:; irL¡rnirlesllimscil'
December 20i2 - 9., !1.),/",tlr',,/,,rr/,.1ttliu,t- I1

(' r llt t c lc s t it ¡ ' t h i s l to l v S c ¿ rs o n:.r¡tr-1.
v,.ltluvill flnd thc itl,o sr-ntili.tct-lt:,
rnir'¿rbll, irlcndcd:1-lertlccp revcrcncc
1or llcr fiod. and l-{cr glad joy at }{is
l i ir lh. . lov l dic l n o t th c v e rv An g c l s
c()iltc clou'n and urqs Í{cr to it'l Shc
thcl'r:furr:studicsto iruitatr-tlir: blithc
Shcplrclrir,. i,rii¿r r'¡ur lix'
-io." to
l lc t hlt r ilc r r r( Lk 2 : i 6 ). a n tl th c q l a c j
V lagi. t i' llo \ \ ' c rc rr c l i -rri g l r ttu l o f'
tl t c nt s c l\c s \ \ it lrt l c l i g l rll r l rc rr.o n (l u tl -
l i nillt ' ¡ - us llc |ll.1 l l r.:tl i r l tg tti l l t¡r¡rel rr' ;c l
:rr r dlr - d t hc nt t o l h c (' a r,c n h r,t' t,tl tt,
t hilil r i' ¿ ¡(.\sf r l: 1 0 ).
( ' or ne.t hc n,la i th l i l C h i l d rc no f' rh c
('hurch.lct us takcour sharcin Her jor,!
l'his i.snor thc sc¿tson frrrsighingor li,r
'nvccping.J''orurrto us e Chlld is born!
(Is 9:6). Ilc tirr \\'hollr u'c h¿ivcbeenso
long ',l,aitingis cr)ntctand i Ic is cornc
fo tl,.t't'lloiltotrg¿¡r'(.f
n l:1-l). Great.in-
tleed, und long \\/¿lsorlr ruspcrlsciSr)
tnuch thc ntorr.lct us klvc ciurp{Jssoss-
ing Ilirn. -i'hedav r.t,illtoo soon corte
whcn thisChild.ilotL'bctrnto ¿¡s,will be
t.hc l{un tf'Sorrrn+is. and then rr'e lvill
rrolllpassionate Him; but at prssentr|,t,c
rr-rust rcjoice and be glad at Fiis corning
and sing round His Crib rvith the
:\lgcls. Hcavcn sends Lrsa prcsent of
its or,vnjoy': we needjo_v,anti forty days
¡rrenot too man,vftlr r"lsto get ít u,ell in-
trJour hearts.-fhe Scripturetells us that
ü ,seLure¡nind is like a continual lbast
(Prulv 15:16),and a securc lltind can
only be whcre thcre is peacc:norv it is
Peacc which thcse blesseddays bring
to thc eurth; Pcuce, sny thc Argcls, to
nten oJ'grloclv'ill!
Gnsrrntmr:
Intimatcly and inse¡rarabl.r' united
vl itii tliis r-\cluisjtcrn'r,stic¿ii
.jt,.v,i.sthc
1:l - * L :l |.,, f
r¡l l l rl l tt¡rti i ' .(i rttti tri i l ci s i l l -
s \' r )l l i uei ti
¡d- tl e , -:r!tl rru l o l l rnr \\l rtr. rrci therdc-
tc n -cd h_l '()r.tt'l nt\'t,rtl l ti l ess nor rc-
s tt' ai nccl i ri thc i nl i rri ¡g¡g¡:pc\:t
bc-c:omcsHis s()\rct'cign \,{ajcst-i,.
dcigncd ttl l-'¡clrilirl ,.rf IIis on'n (:rca-
ture. and hai,r-a stahlir lbi His hirtil-
p l a crc.Ol i l herrvvcl rr:rl cntl y¡nust IJc
not havc ticsircdtr>ildvanccthc work
o1'(rursalvaticlli.to rcmovc evervthiltg
w h ich cor¡i d rnakc us afrai cl of a¡r-
l l ro ucl ri nul l i nr. and to cncouragcus.
hr.'llis {)\\,ne\{lmple, tt-rrclL¡rn.b1,the
p J tl rr)l ' hurri i l i t-r' to.thc l l eavcrii l ,e had
st.ra"'c-tl lront [rt, pricic!
Gr¿itc'Íull.v. therctbre.lct us rcccive
thc preciousgift; this IJir ine-fJabc.our
Dclivererr. Hc is tlrc Oni¡,-l3egottcn
Strnof'thc l;athcr.that ljathcr n'hohuth
sr¡ l¿,¡t,,:rl tht, v,orltl o,t tr¡ git,e:his onl.t,
S r¡ n (.l n i : I ó ). I l c. the S trn. unre*
s c l v ctl l l rati fl csIl i s i -atl i cr' srvi l i , ancl
conrcs to rrllir f{inisell' bat:uu,se
iti.sott,tt u,i//. Iftlr,i'.as thc Apostlc cr-
prcsscs it, hath not the Futher v,ith
hínz git,enus'all tliings? (Rm 8:32). O
gift incstirnable ! Ilow shall wc be ablc
to repay it bi.. suitablc gratitLuic,we
u'ho are so poor oSrlt)t to k-nou,'how to
appreciatc it'l God alonc" ancl thc
Divinc In{irnt in His Cnb, ltnorr the
valuc of tlrc m1.'stcry' of Bethlehenr.
which is givcn t0 Lls.
Lovn
Shall our dcbt. thcn. never be paid?
]rlot so: \,vecau pay it by lovc. which.
though finite, givcs itsclf' rvithout
nleasu[c.and ma.vgr(]w forcver in in-
tcnsity.For this reasr)n.tlrc Clhr¡rch.al-
ter She has offbreclile'r adol'¿rtions¿uld
in,nln* ancl gratitudc^ to llcr Infant
Savioi¡r.gir,cs IlilrL also ]-lcr tcndc'rcsi
O Inrlmi\rsglilysrrRv
OF TTIE IXC¿NT.¡ATIONOI' GOD!
( l o d l Er e r n a l r n vste r vl ...
& 'r t ¡ t "l m r n e n se m .\'ste r v o f'r h " l n c¿r r n ¿r ti o ror fr
n.hi ci i
l. FJo."'is it ¡x.rssil.,le fir- the Wor,l tt>Ire suir.st:u.rti¿rll.r, in the flesh ¿rsa per-
s o n a n ,l a t th e s¿r n l c1 i r n c, sl i l i ¿r s¿ri ) r 'r 'so nr r l r tl sr r l r sta n ti a l l r ',to l r e r .vh o l -
l l i n t h e l 'r ;r l h cr 'JI [,n t' <':,n i 1 l r t th a t th c \\1 o r r i i s ¿r 1th e s¿r n e ti n ¡ e tr u l y
nr¿ur'/And a]i dris r.t'ith-
God b;l n¿rtlrre:rnrl ¡n¿ilieIlimself, bv n¿riule, tr'rr11,
ñ out reiusing in ¿rn.yr"\'a\:either rhe di*'ine n:tture, r.ccor<ling to r.r'hich He is
#
{ God, nor our o\\¡n natule, according to r.r.hich l'le became man? I¡aith
fi alone can erntrrace tlre*.e
{
{ mysteries; liairh that is the
# fbund¿irion of al] that sur-
4
t passes all \.r'e can uncJer-
ri stand and ¿rll\\¡e can sa\'."
Love. She says to hirn: Í'[o.,t,
beaut(iil urt thau, mr Belov'etJ
One, und how t:omely! (Cant
it ¡.;
1:15).H ow swcct t o m e is t b, v
rising, O Dir,'incSun of .lusticcl
l'Iow my hcart glorvs in th{r
rvarrnth of th.v bcamsl Nay,
dcarcst .lesus,thc means Thou
usest tbr gaining me over to
Thyscif are irresistiblclthe fee-
bl eness an d huur ilit y of a
Child! Thus do all Her words
end in love. and Her adoration,
praisc" and thanksgiving, r,vhen
S hc cxpresses t hem in Her
Canticles, arc transfonned into
l ovc. out sornethingrvorthy of His acccpt-
C hri sl i a ns! lct us inr it at E'olr r ancc. Knorv. then, that nothing rvill
Mother, and give our hearts to our please [{im, but that u'hich He came
E,mmairucl.The Shepherdsoffer l-lirn to scek; our love. It was fur this that
tlreir simpie gifts, the Magi bring Hirn Hc carncdorvu from lleavcn. Hard in-
their rich presents. and no one inust dccd is that he¿rt rvirich catt say, He
appciir bcl'trrc the Divinc lnlant wittr- shall not havc rny lcrvc!Q
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'Ihis hcavenl¡i w hcat \\'as. ¿is it io.;li ntihí. "Futlrcr" \?w ¡to lr.tugerdc-
wcrc. so\ñ'nat Bcthlcl"lcllthc "llousc ,sirethe sot:rificcs und oblarions of tltt:
F of hread."Scc t he r vhcaton t hc st r ai'r . l-uw, hul u brid.t'huve )I¡u gít,end'fe.
rJD
frr.iciclcncltnvnantl cnr:rircri. tlris stnrn llr'¡'c Lt¡tl."
nnb tllt ffpn&rle
T[ÉPtb[ehlenr i cprcscl l t spor r rhur nunit y.( ) l'it sclf" it
i s harren.[JutJcsusnili ir li it ir r lo¡ r o-
Jcstrsnccdcd that body in ordcr to
he inlnit'luletl: l-{e off-erctlit tcl I'lis
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sition in l-liirse-lf',w'ill lcrstoreit to lifL'. Irath,-r'. his littlc-Larnb u'as to gro\\'
U
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¿¡irdu'ill tnal<cit liuitllrl. ,\,'ii {t'utnrttt ru¡-rciosc til its \4othei: in fbrty days
i¿l ji'umenti caden; in l.cron."(,,!nle,sslhe Slic u,oLrltllcanr the seclet oi'its ini-
t-tl grain 0-f v'heuÍ .lalling into the ¡lolation. Slrc .,vouldi-ecdit w'ith Her
grr,runtl..." This clil'inc grain lias bccn purc and r,'irginr.rl nlilit, and r,vouldprc-
'fhe
F so\\:n. tea¡'sof Jcsu.sarc thc mois- sen'e it lbr thc da,vof sacrificc. "l'hrs
ture that rvill make it grou' into beauti- c,haracteristic of victirn was so evident
z
I
ful rt'hcat.IJethlehernis built on a hill in Or-¡rLord that r.r'henSaint .Tohntlie
'J-he lacing .lcrusalem.\Vhen this car r'¡f Baptist san' Flirn in the early day'so1'
, h" tn.)'síer.t,o.l'Bt'iltlehem ¡'ecallsllte m.)¡.sÍet'-t'tl
tht C'encc'ia.,'1¡ BerhlchCIn."tlte rvheat has r ipened, it shall lc¿r n1t ¡ [1i:;¡iublic lilc, lic had no other narnc
-1 Itouse tsfhreutl," Bubl',Je,susi,stht nt.y,s¡icolgraino{wheut v.hit:h,.¡ir'.stlt,¡tluttt!(t¡t
r< l l u'ards Calval'-,' u.'lrcrc rt shall bcr lir r Flir n t lilin t haf of "'Lanr b of G od. "
<i ct srnull ufttotutl ol colcl srrow, tvil! thr:n gít,eITinsclf'cs.t'itotf
-frn'sc¡u\.,in the t{irinc qrounclanclsh¿illbrr sct on the lirc: ol' /:.'t'tr','1gnu.s [)ei, e't'cequí tollit l]eccü-
i-* I Bunqttet of the Eutltarist. Ile is the divint Lumb, nourished Íry,the i;ircin ntother
' al suffbrin-sto bccomc a living brcad. tt¿ttttnuncli: "lJeltu/tl Ílte Lumls o/ Goci,
itt t'i€tt, oÍ'Í{i.; o.fJi:ringus l"iclittt tt¡ton the ultar tú'tht, (iu.i-.i ¿tndín the ,\ur't'ifíte tú
Kirrgsrvill comc to c¿rtoi'it antl find it ltehr¡ldIlint v,ho iul;e^s (t\r'u.t:
the:,vinof'
tht' J'[os,s.
111I tieliciorrs: Pruelsebít delicicts regilrus: the'trorld."
Ui l l i s tm ¿ l si s ¿ r l o rc l r,, othcl' nrvstcric¡;.Ilc *,¿rseorling to bc "lt .shall),ield doinrie:; /o fring,r."It is The sacrificc trcgun at Bcthlchcm
flast. Wc alu,a,v's unitcclttl rrtan. tlt fbr the roval nuptials of the Larnb: is cc-uisurnrnated on thc altar at tlol"l'
greerit rvith joy. oru I)urins l{is lif-c.Hc n,ouidcstablisli Cttrru¡tl ilfagi ad regales ntryttict.s: Vlass. O h! Hor v t ouching is t hc
iove gives it a new r¡rith man a union ol'gracc. a union of' "T'he l?'íseillan hu,tren...tolhe ntur- \,fidniglrt N4assin thc Christianworldl
Iife, and the Eucha- cxamplesand of lnerit; but onl,vin thc riagr: .tupper of tltt' .&ilg." Thc Wise We grcct it long bcfbrchandand arc al-
rist is its continuation.tsethlchcm Eucharistu,oulclF{c consunlnatc tlre lvlen at that slrppcr re¡rresentedthc \ravs glad to sc'cit corlre¿rround aqain.
eflrl the Cenacic are inscparably Inost pcrtbct union cif u'hich rnan ir. c¿i- kingi"v and scll'-posse.sscd souls r,vhr> What is it that to our tbast of'
-qivcs
tinkedtogethcr:thc¡,,contpleteeach pablc herc bt:lorv.[f r,vc\\,antto undcr- tocl ay fl ' cd ( ) n t his llr cad o{'t lic C.hristnlas it-schann anclthat poursJr)).
othcr.Let us studythc reiationsthat standtlrc clii,incplan. wc iltu.ltnot losc Sacrarncnt. into our carols and rapiurc into our
exist bctwccnthem. sigirtof the dir,inr'idea.o1'thc¡rurposc The relalions betr,r.,cen tlur' hcarts.if not that on the altar .lcsusis
-l-he Eucharisl \\¡as
so\\,t-lat Our Lord had in mind: a union of Sar,'iour-'s birth ¿rtBcthlchcrn and thc rcall,vborn agaitr,althuuglr in a difJ'cr-
Bethlchern.V/h¿rtis thc lrucharisr grace tlrrouqlrtlrc urysteriesof i{is lif'e Euuharist consiclcrcdas Sacrarncnl, ent statc? Do nr.rloui' carols and clLtr
but "the u,licat rtj' rirc clcct" and and dc:ath:a ph.vsicaland pcrsonal cxist aiso bctu'ccnour Saviour'shirlh honragcs go straight to I-lis vcry
"thc living brcacl"? Norv, wircat union through thc llucharist. Botli auci the Flucharist considered ¿rs Pcrson?'fheob.iecto1'r.¡ur lcstive celc'-
mltst bLrsLlwn.lt rnust filll into thc trnionswcrü to prc¡rarcthc consulnlTra- Sacrificu.. bration ancl of our lortc is prcsent.We
soil" and spring up, ancfripcu. and tion of'uniori in glory. it was truly a lambkin that lvas rcally go to Rethlchcm arrcl we find
bc lrarvcstcd.and bc groundbcforc J ustas a travel l crncvcr l oscssi gl rt born at lJcthiehern. Jssus \\¡as bortr therc. not a rnenlory,not a pictLrrc.but
it *can bc madc into soocl hread. of thc goal of liis journcv and tlirects lilie.a larnb in a stablc. ¿urdlikc a lamb thcr divine Infant llimsclf. And sce
\&'hcnI{c il,esborn on thc slrari.<lf' c\:t:r.vsicpr [1¡iy¿¡t'cls
it. so thlougholrt l<ne,r.' no ons but l{is Mother. I-Ic n'as hor,v thc Eucharist lregan ¿tt
thc stablc. the \lbril *,r'As¡rrept,,ring Ilis r,r,holc:
lilb Oiti' [,ortl sccrelJ-v
pre- alrcadyolfcring Hirrrsclflbr the sat:r'i- Bethlehern. I{c was cvclt theu thc
ilis f:Lrcliarist.r,l'hic:lrl{c ciiltsid- parclithc llrrcht¡'isianclbrou{¿hlit cvcr ticc; it rvas His first cr.y. f{oslít¡ttt t:t F,mtnanucl."Gocl with us." Wiro rvas
rit:rl {hc cr-lrnpicnir:nt oÍ' all li:s llC¡ lr 'C t'. ohlu I i r¡nemno'!.ui.sti: r-'r)t'ptt.r
ilutL'tilüp- colnc t<>thvcll iimous I Iis pcopii:. On
trtr,
i' i :,]i' i,') !'r,,/,.t,,,/),,rt/r,,,., -. I'jc,,,(,¡r¡l-;r--.r';.ií!i I)ecenrbr:r.2i112- 9,. gl.l,/,,i,l-i,,,k,r,.,t,/,r/i,,u
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thc hrst Clir-istrnasDair llc
beganto live in our nridst;the
F- tlucirarist perpetuates l-lis pres-
V)
encc.At Rcthlchcm, the Word i,vas
rnadc flcsh: in the Sacramcnt He
is made bread in order to give us
I lis flcsh without stirring anir fccl-
U n r ei r sLr cs t [r t' l r c.¡ l cn s u íth th e
F-r
ing of r epu{ rn a n eicrl rrs .
r,\
F&{ A t llet hL :h c rrrl l c a l s o l i c g i ru
pf ir c : t ic ing
t hc v i rtu c so l ' l l i s s u rrra
+ b+ b+ 9'+¡.¡+tr+r.1+?}'ts+ * b+ b+ tJ+q)+t+ b+ f¡* bt b}d +
-?
liei,'ccl linnly; lheir f¡ith lvas thcir. f
c
'l'ttr, Glonr' (}F H r1¡\\'t-N 1,
t
ir
viúue: Beatu, quue credidí,stí Thc sccond \\'as cf)nlu to build l "¡
"Bles:¡eclore voLtthat hc,,e belíet,ed." rvhatthc first hatj ilcstrovcr-l. Ntrlc lhat i
I\\ I'H F H U N IR I F \IAN {;I- ¡ I +
+
They adoredi-Iirn by thc vir-rueof their this rcsttrralitn is carricclout lrcl-c[rc- ,| "(,od lras
¡lc^rfixnrcci ¿r ncl'y +
f-aith.Thc shepht:rdsand tlic Nlagi also It-ru only througlr tlrc I:rrt:hirrist.-l'ht: t r r ti n t<l r ' :r r r r o n g sI fh c i n l l a l ¡ i - +
adorc-dHirn in union rvith h,fary and capi talpoi nl abor - r t , Aclanr l}r's¿lt .r r : ¡ r l- t +
tr n ts o l ' tl r c t'a r th : l l c n 'h o t:
Joscph. llliuy was entircly ilevotcd to so thc mai n t r elt nr r - 'ntol- t licr liabolical Í
t
thc scn'ice of Her Son. She u'as all in- temptation, \!'as erorrtntilcdill lhcsc l +
sl ) ¿i r r r ¡ l t IIi s l '¡ i ¡ r r tf. Ii c's i n 2 r +
lcnl on I lis service, anticipating His rvords.'-Yru :;hLt!llrt' ,t,¡go¿/s""and ur ,i n.
n ta n g cl r tr c¿¡ sr ¡ r i n .g th e sp a n u l ' +
lc¿rstrvishe'stri sarisfl,them.T'heshep- thc f'eeling of pride thc.,,aroused in ü a.

;l h ¿u tr l : l l t- \\'h r > co r - r t:r i l l sIb t' +

m ent als t at c .l l e c o n c :c trl cIIi d s cli- hcrtls ol-fclcd thcir plain ¿rndsirnple Aclarn. ?.
$ sca in thc hollor,r' of liis h¿rncl. +
'-
!-
v init y in or dc r to fi u n i l i a ri z cn ra n ¡rrcsents.lul<lllrc Magi thcir magnifi- You shali becolne like to Cod! d+ .l v

r v it h Cod. I I c v ' c rl c dIIi s d i v i n e 'l'hc.v crpt-r:icnced l lis ¿:rln l¡irth in .r ?

ccnt gilis. adorcd l{irn by the Alas! 1-hcy becamc like to the bcasts! + +
z giory as a l-lrststcp ro the veiling homage ol'ürci¡ gilis. The tjLrcharistis W''cll.Our Lord cAr¡lcnot onllr to take +
st¿rblc.
¡l 'tr'hc
he¿rr/ens or^e fi¡il
IIi s g l o n ¿i n d th c i n ¿r n sL ) irs f'u l l
ot' +
'ai

';,.
of His hurnanity. Hc bound Flis also the rnecting-placefol personsof up Satan's promises ancl rcpcat therr dI I
n"
a porverin the wcaknessol-a child's + r ¡ {' I l i s s¡ - l l cn tl <l u r .ñ l o se s cl csi - +
all conditions: it is tlic centre of the to us. bLrt to lulfil thcllr. Satan ,,\il¡ ,;,
+ r t'd f<r ( - ( ) n t( 'r l l ¡ l l a teth c g l o r l 'o f "i,
+
ra body; latcr He i,voulclbind it be- Catholic rvcrrld.[t is the objecr of that ci i ugl i ti n hi s o\ \ n snar cs.\ 'cs. ir c slr ¿r ll I 'i5

¿ ( ,t¡ d , l r tr t i t u 'a s l r r ¡ l p o ssi b l c fo r +

u ncath the Sacredspecics. twofold worship of adolation: thc bccomc l i kc t o Lit r clhy cir t ingof 'llis + +
ra He rvas poor; i{c stripped interior adoration of fbith and Fl eshai rd B loud. + h i r n tr ¡ sr :e i f. ¿r sl i r ' h a r f d csír e r l . +
Hirnself o1-evcrv posses- ' l -hat i s hou, t ilc Euchar istcom - + l l t' co L r l d to d a v ( :o n r e l c¡ se e i t, +
lor,c. the cxtr'rior adoratiolt ¿: b e r ca u sci t l i e s i n ¿rcr i b i n a 1,t
sicin;l-.Ic,thc L't'cator through tiic rnar-lnifi
_qnltlccnce pletcs thc rcstoration bcgun in thc + sta - +
'[]rc:n
U n0 m¿tn ]roped fcl s{:e +
l-

and S ov c rc i g n qi1is.of churchcs.anci Crib. N{ake merry thereflrrc on this + l>[c. 't
lVlastcr tl{' all + God ¿r¡lclrern¿rir-r¿rlive;todal'all +
o{'thc throncscn lvhich bcautifui dav. on rvhic:hthe sun of tlie + +
things. 'l'hc sta- the clivineFIostr,r'illbe L,ucltaristis rising" [.et yclur gratinrde ++ those w,ho Irave seen llinl havcr
+
'b
ble rvas not liis posccl. ncvcr scparatcthc Llrib il'oll titc-altar. I rist'rr fronl tht' second .'lcath to +
o\,vn;charit-vict ]-he birth of Our the Word nrerdcflesh lrom the God- + Ii {c. " *
Ilirn have thc Lord suggcsts anoth- N,lanmatle bread ot'lilb in thc Most + +
5i. l:plvew oJ S1'ria ?
{
us e of it . I -{ e cr thouqht to me. BlcssedSacranenl. % *4é*O*¡:*t'*P*F*P*é*€+#é+r:¡*Plp+ra+ p+ c8+8+
liv ed wit h lli s Thc A ngel s an-
l\{other cin thc of- nouncccithe S avi orrrto
ferings of the shcpherds thc she¡rherils in thesc
and the gitts of thc Magi: later in rv<rrds:\lu¡us e,tt *¡bi,s ltotlic Salvutor:
LheEucharist.Hc rvould ask rnan " fhis da¡t is bo¡n tg you a Saviour."A
lbr a s hc lt c rlb l ' I{ i ru s c l f^th e l n a t- nc\,vcra r,vasbeginning. Adam's ',vork
ter fot l'lis Sacrarncnt.vestrncnts rvas about to bc overlhrorrynancl re-
lbr His priest and t-lisaltar.This is placedbv a work of divine rc:storation.
liolv Bethlclienr hcralds thc Tlrcre are two Adams. each onc the f'a-
I;,uchal'ist. tlrc-rof a sreat pcople: the ti¡st Adam,
We cvt'n flnd tlicrc the inaugu- "of tltc ealth, earthh,-.'"cle lcrra ter-
ration of llucharisric ivorshi¡: in reüu,t.fathcr of thr: degeneratcdrvclrld;
its chiei' fon-n, acLl¡ntior-r.lr,lary and the sccond Adam. "fi.'oln }le¿¡vcn,
and .iosephu,ere thc llrst adorcrs ilcavcnlv." le cr¡elocoeles¡i.s. ftrthcrcrf'
of the Worrl Incarnatc. 'l hcv be- thc regcrrcratc-dr.vorld.

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 iq'i',ii:itr-ralitv braccl lft-i',i,dciightcd at)clo\/ercomc upon tlrc pricst t,¡ r'ccitcbciclre savittg
Ft'.)ltrtin de Cochem. O.lLC. li'ith ioY rnust have bc-cntiitrsc slrep- lvlass:"l anl about to ccicl'rralcHrtlv
hcrils to u,hilrn thc Augels ilrrllr)rinccd N'lasl;.and tt>q:allirrto beiiig thc liotiv
His birth! And hou' the:\,tr¿rstcnecl to and Blootl cf Our Lord .lcsusCiirisl."
Betlrlehemto adore llinrl \\'ltu coulcl Tlrc Chur"chI{ersell'teachcs us th;lt thc
F
r¡)
lln tY:e
TholpffilafiB describc tlre happincss ol' thc holr
Israei i tcsuponhelt r ir r gil ¡ nnouneettl o
lriith of ('hrist is cÍ]'cctcdí]ne\r lrlter ir
spiritrrirlmanrlerin thc N{ass.lbr She
theni by Sinr c( ) n¿r nt¡i \ nn¿¡t hal llr cir ¡rlircesthc self:salncsong of praiseott
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L)
--,
gyilrs rPnPhBMís T8.írtfl
lvait trad finalll, r:onrcto un ullcl'l
Tl i ci r joy is it nt ncu: , ur ablc
thy of'consir-lcr¿rticln,
at it iuo¡ '-
bul ours sury)asscb
our lip" rvhich thc Anqcls sang orl
( lu'istnrlsnroll: "'(ilon,to Go¿lín lhv
Iti.ght'.:t.,-1¡rtl
t¡¡t ctu'thpe(K:( io men of
f/¡ theirs,bcc,¿rusc c\icr)' day lvc ntav gazc goot { r r i/ i' ( Ll<.2: 1*i) . Lct Lls. n'ir er r
f¿l tlicsc u'orclssound in our cars, itnagine
ln tht: Ilt¡i.r tr[u.t.¡'lltc ¡trintipttl tn)',\t(t'tc.s(tl rvith thc cvc i-rf-laith on th¿rt tendcr
F- the Ii/r: rintl Prtssit¡tt,ll Our L<tr¿|.und ulutyt' Inlbnt, and rnay share in thc gladnerss oursclvcs iistening to lhc fuigcl u.ho
all thut LlfI:lis Incurnutir¡tt ¿tnriBirth, ure rep- attcndingi-tisbirth! Popc Lcr¡ fhe Grcat spokc thus to thc shcpherds:",1 hring
z re:.senleil.Jts'us, brtrn of thc vírgin vyomb oJ
illar.t,trIr¡st llolt', "is born aJ'the lips o.f the
said: "Our minds enlightenedand our
Iovc enkindlcd bv thc recorci cif thc
),rtt gooc! tidings qf greut jot'; .la¡' this'
r/a_t'i.s br¡rn tr¡ .yott Lt ,Stn'iotu"l'l''l¡¡ti,\
(f)
"
¡triest, clttring the Hol.,' lfass. ,S¡. .It¡hn E,r.'angelists and thc rrttclrnccsof'thc ('hri.rt rhc Lorr{. }bu shull .fintl íhc
I)amascene a.ffinn,s,in Jact, that "tf-l sm Prclpltcts. rve clonot sccrtito reuut'dthc Inlit¡tt tt'tr¡,t1tedin sv,atltlling-tlothe,s
<-(
¿ aslred hrru, !hc hreai is .guhsto¡ttiatedinto the Botll: oJ-,le,su.r-CJri.ct, I n'íit re¡th, that birth of (.lu'istas ¿rnevcnt ol- tlrc pasi. ut¡tl luii in a mangcrt' llli '2:1{}-121.
F the ÍlL¡l-t'Spirit ot't't'.shodov'.sthe ¡triesÍ and operrÍcs thoí in the elenrctií.swhir:h He but as (ilrr-prcscllt1oour sight. Fot'r.vc Suppt-rsc¡rL¿r' (iuardian Angel r,vereto
rJa
e.l/bued in tht: v'ontb uf-tltt, ble.s',sed tr/irgin ,Vu¡1'." hcar proclairnctito us lr'hat the Angcl .sa1'to us: "Rejoicc tn1' child, for nt¡w.
T announcrrdto thc Shcpherds;'Behold, I in this l\'lass. tlry Saviour r,villbe born
h c (' ¿ rth o l i C
c h u rc l r sal.;clto crill b¡, thc enclcalingnaine of bring 1'outidings o1-¡¡rcatlor': tliis day' tbr th¡, salvation:thou u'ilt see I{im
U s i n g s th c s w c c t daughtcr!What grcat gladncssfor thc is lrt¡rll to )'tlu a Sayiour.'Ill'cty daVi.r'c- uith thinc cves urrrjerthe fbrm ot thc
rlvstetv of thc binh Son of God to har.'ea },Iother on eafih rnay be present at tids h*pp-o"birth. sacred host." If our Guardian Angei
of- Christ through- and a Fathcr in Heaven. evcry clayour cycs lna)'behold it. it'r'r,e cioesnot sa)'this to us. oul'faith tells it
out the rr,,orld."ln How gfeat the satist'actionof the rvitl but gr) to Mass. l:or thcn it is in to us. and ought \\'c not to rcioicc on
lhat dat, the moutttains shall clrop Holy Spirit on behoiding Him Whorn ver.vdced reilcived. ¿rndbl, it tire rvork this account'lAnd if rvc rcall;- belin'c
dav,n.9yl''ee|ne'Ss,,ondth.ehil|,t,,s'hall Hc had unitcd to the Father f¡om all of our salvatittrtis carricdon." this" rve shall Core thc divine Cirilcl at
f ov' rt,ithmilli' (Joel 3:i 8). Iror He ctcrnity in thc closestbond r:f a peribct l'hc sailc is tolcl us in thc revela- l{olv Nlass rvith thc samLrrtrverencc
Who is sweeter by far than rnilk love. norv by l{is operationjoincd so tions of'tllc.,\bbessItiidcgard: "At tlrc aird affccti<"lnas did thosc rvho u.'ere
and honcy, Who is Himsclf the intirnately to human nature that the two rurornent whcn in the \4ass. thc bread privilcgcd tc beholti Him rvitlr thcir
plentiful source of ali sweetncss. rlatLrres.so infinitely clistinct and di- and winc arc changcd into tlre Bod,r, bocliii' eYcs!
by His entrance into thc worid. : versc, were united togetirer in the one and tsloodof Christ.thc circurnstances In thc anc:ientlegendsit is rccou¡t-
rnadc all things s'uveet:I1c brought person of the God-lvlan! How great thc of Ilis incarnationand tlirrh arc mit'- ed tlrat a holy.'person.who Jitur timc ttl
true joy fiorn Fleavcn.I{e brouglrt swcetnesswhich filleti thc soul of tire rorcd bclbre Lrs...". tir-ne.r,tihciithc |vfost Blessed Sacra-
peacc tcl men of good will; I{e Blcssed Virgin whcn. gazing upon l{er In r.vhat rnanncr arrci b,v rvhosc ment was on thc altar or raisedbetween
brought comfort trt the afflicted, to ncu.bom babc, She told l{crself tliat agency Christ is boln in hoi-vN{¿rss St. the handso1'rhcpdcst, sarv.fesusChrist
the world the darvn of a ner.vand the infant She held in Her arms was not .lcrornc tells us in thcse u,ords: "Thc in thc firrrn of a srlall child. Whcr-rSt.
brightcr day. Her Son alone. but also the Son of the pliest cails Clhristiuto being by his con- Louis rvas iuforrleci of'a prodigy of tiris
O hoq,grcat was the joi, ol'thc EtcrnalFather;thc rnosthigh God! si-'craledlips. that is 1o sar¡.Chnst is kind whicir totili placc-in thc sLrburbs iif
heavenlyFathcr in that night whcn How grcat, moreover u,as the hap- bom into the t'orld at the biclilingoJtllc l)¿iris.he rcplicd to th<tscu,ho exlrorled
Hc behcld FIis well-bel,rveciSon. : pinesstif those n,ho u,cre privilcged to priest wlren his lips utter thc words of him to go to see:" I'hoscrvirociclnot be-
begottcn frcrn all eternit)'. born of look upon the f'airestof all thc cliildrcn i:onsccration. Ilope: Grcgory Xill dc- lieve lray go: i scc thc living Jesus
a 'l-lurc\iirgi¡r, \.M1olr1l-lc vouc:h- o1''men. and to [io]d F{irn in tlieir L-m- ciarcsthe san-tciii thc praver hc cnjoins evcry cia-vduring t-{ttlv\¡lass." V
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{'ard. Ila.fhel llrrry l¿I Yal

fieicl," ¡\ coLrsiuof thc:

THE LIFEAI{D THOUGHTS Carclinal.rvhokngv liinr

lvell. assertedthat "ii
rvas enoush {br him to

O F ?)r,,.(1. qr;/ givc a quick glancc ol'

flte e5'gto graspatid pctt-
ctratcthc u-sscllcc of thc
lrlLlst comnlex of' qrics-
tnrv of Stnteof St.piusX
Secre tions." Onc of thc rnost
farlous A tncricanwritcrs
of that tirne--Miciracl
Wi l I ian-ls---recount íng
Final Parr one of his i,isits to the
Secrctarvoi'State of' St.
Pius X" ivas ablc to say':
7\e fame oJ'cardinal
'l,let'n' del tr"ut.v lx¡rines.ssp,ctrt! rapidll, rhrutuglrcutÍlte tt<tr/d. "Whiist the Cardinal
Tht¡sev'ho ltt¿r/kn,,t1¡'¡7
hint, in,s'tinclit'cl.v'v,etrcrttlec{
lint as u sctittt,v,hoseyirír¡e,,tott- inajestic.he appcarr.cl in tilc Vaticalt s¡roke.I hearclthe (lhurchspcak."
s'lituteda ¡nodelto be intituletl.,Itsl t+t'o)vur.J afic:¡'hi,tprentctluredeath.
tlte Sparti,slt Basilic¿i.hc c.rcrrcis.;dthar supcma- Bt¡t t"'hat rern¿iinsillrmortal rc-
Epi'scopate--'udtlrr:s.sin,g fhr llol.¡' l--uthrl¡' ute).¡tadthot tht, cltrcr, iu,t,ke¿u¡iott the
Cut'clinalos a "lu¡lt'pt'it's'r,rt,.t'tht't¡l'l¡¿in.q turai charrn rvhich haci the irrc.- garding the Secretar.rl of Stateof St.
r¿ti.:.ed
h rltt:ttltttr.c.,
sistibiefbrcc of'raising ntinds to Pius X. is thc fan'rcof his hoiincss
'foqrRns (;t-()R\ Cod. His recollectionand pcrfi-:ction n'hich w'aseslablishcdon thc vcry
u,ritcrlr¡roteof hirn in 1926:.,1have
Clardinalllaphacl l\{erv del Val tiuring the ccrcmonicscast hirn be- da)' of his death. rvhen a IJishop
at length observcd the admirablc
wascL-rtainl.yonc of the tnostextraor- yond time. so much so that-alier r.vrote:"His lrlcrlory r",i11live on in
Cardin¿ll,the grcat counsellorof pius
dirrary and influcntial mcn of his havingobscncclhirn attcntivel-v dur- blessings" but aboveall in thc holi-
X. Hc is rnajcstic.magnificent.en-
tlmcs.Thoser.vhol<nervhinr rvcli,cie- ing thc sacred Synaxis--a distin- trcssof his virtues."From that nro-
chanting:hc is the authority befbre
scribcdhiin clcal-iyas: "A bcautilul guishecllnan was hcard to say: "Jt ment. thosc giving testimonr,' to the
u,'hichcverl,'oncbcndsthekncc,ancla
scul in ¿i beautifui body.'- ..Hc secrnsto mc that that mitrc is not ht-rlincssof thc Cl¿rrtlinal rnultiplied
smilc nr gestrlrer
of kinrlncsscioesnot
sccmeil-it rvassaid-to be a tlgurc placedoil thc hcadof a rnan.but on to the poittt that a unanimouschoir
alter his solemn figui-c," Another
tllat had csc.rpcdlrurlr a painrirrgot' thc hcaciof a statuc." of voiccs u,asraiseclup thror.lghttut
.journalist.atlcrhai,ingparticipatcdin
thc Rcnaissancs."'And it rvastl.uc.So But to thc supematuralbealrtyt-rf' rhe whole world. askins for his
a Pontifical Mass of the Carclinal. "His faine of holincss
rnuchso thata Canadianr,vritel,in the his pcrson, the Clarcljnalacidc,Jun- cancrnisation.
wrotc: "Cardinal lvleny del Val seat-
cornmongiflsrtf intellectandacllnin- has rlevcr decrcasedamongst the
I'ear 1912.spcakingof the Cardinal cd on his thronc, in his liturgical
u.rote: "He is a beautifirlpcrson: it istration.A leamedDominicandid pcropic-rvrote the Spanish Epi-
robes. ivith his malvellous bcaring,
seemshc tvasbonl fo weal.thero.,¡al not liesitatcto givc liis testiurony: scopate to the I{o)¡; Father in
gavc the icleaof nra.jcsty.of.greatness
purplc.On ñrst seeinghiru onc is im- "The C'ardinalkneu, in clepth the 1932-*, but especialiyamongstthe
ancl of thc univcrsality of thc
pressedanclthis fbelinggrows evt;ry mostcompiexquestions andthc vcry rn'holook upon him as a holy
clerg,ri.
Church." priest,worthy of beingraiscclto the
timcrone seeshim. He is the perfbit gra!'e political.l'eligiousanclsocial
"When hc passed through tire
modcl of a prelatecif thc courtancl,in problemsof thc intemationalworlci. altars."
strects of Rome.*-obscr'r,eii René
m-_v es;timation.thc grc:atcstfigurc in Thcolog¡,,SacrcdScripftlrcs,Phiio- The Proccssi.r,asstarted on ?6'n
ljazill-hc v",asthc obiectof e.encral
the collegeof Cardinals.''A Frencit sophv.History,Apok,rgetics, Socio- Februan' i953. trvcnty-thrcc yeari;
admiraiion."Ilut w,hón.graie and aftcr his death. V ñ
Iogv and l)iplomacy \\ierc all his
:li-) " ,g), !),1,1, t^'¡.,,/ntr,,/)/..¡/'tt¡r;
.- I)er:etnlrer 2$t".1
Decernber 2012 - i, !\'01,,{) ',/rorr,y'/nlir,¡¿
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l¿-
 I Cttn:;en'úti Cyri'1'furtt o-f nry hCTft, (y:ry bfeAth, ütt-tjtv,cTd, flnd e\ilfV fii,t1r)(yflü11
qi nry,.soul and iro,/1'ro'I'hrc, t¡:r.'Go,l,v,ith the soledesirt o.i'singtng,witit evert_facal
tv I'liottc,a \onglnnnno.i praiseto Thrc, ñ ln'nrt of expiatiL'mflrrnvsirrsonti of llr¿rrl¿s-
.Er.'rrrg.íbr7'lw gracti ¡tn¡l {rerre/irs.
of (I.nrlrtn¿tl^fitrrrg brl p.vt i ¿reelTh¿e,O rw Jexts,as nLTetnnitJ Kingarrd Sdt,iour, and I setrr4rseif, therefort.
uni.IerTlw stitndard,readt,¡"t-foiLowThcc ri'hytver Thou n4lt.crtll nrc. And tf Thou at"t
sogoorlus to callme tc it¡ti.tatt'f'l¡ccnl.,r't'clo.scil cuul intintott:it¡i¡t ¡tovertT',l"twniliatiott
and su.1fenng.,.) ont rrü;l\,,,lcrtr--/rsrr.';
Jlr¿¿¡f¡, 'i hv srn'rlltIlteurctli,but a^Esist
I'r:citust' me
in nry l'i'c¿klicss,
I ;Icsirafrr lo1,r'-/-ittr'.rrrmu(h,n^t \larr¡:".,antltbase nt,tseifso ntttchht ht*nílity atid
y God,my Fatherand my AlI,the Beginning and theFndof my existence;
obedimcebefittr:'f'nrt. Jrr¿i.!Ít) ¡trcfernot onlvereÍy eri.l,includingrleath,io tnortal or
the mostabjectaná wretchedof allTlry creatures,
I prostratemyselfbefore vcniai sín,but to prtli'r'th¿rfltr.rsan,l sttffiñng ai-sttin the c¿t.sci in x,lúch'Tlw gloryand
thegrcat Lhroneo.f rW inffible Mqiesty;I worshipTheeand blessThee rl)rrrfr'ri.
h rrnour¿l'c I i kt'ri-i.rr'J.r?'r
wírh dll tlte J'aculties
of nry souland body.
I defe$ ttn,l \\,t't'|,rr\r'1.Dlvr¿ir..;
irr,/ lrrgli¡ctrc.'s,v4úchlikt nlntge ntc,untahtrise u?i
I believt tn Thee, L) 'fruth subsistingin Titysetf and essenüa|;I hope in Thee,o
beforc nri, ru'ttlvltich I rrppo.sctt,ítit the PússtcttteJ- ntv Lord.
ornrtipotcntMercy;I loveTheeo inf:húreGttotlnes.s and Beauty.
I rrrccp()11'r-
¿hc.sirrsari,J iniquíties of tfu: wittile:ro.rld, especíolú ovel'the sactileges
In the síghto.f flr\tga¡vrrrrcnothingr¡cs.i,
1lt¡.sr,cch
tht helpto.f Thlt mercif.tl power,the 'fht:e in LIw Mcrsü Blessed
cntl ind|ft-erence which rs sho1r,'l1to
assistancc andpr'tttcfiorrtrf L'lary,7-lq,l¡4r71¡tr't
tutdminr.,unil thtt oJ' aIItht AngeLs and Sacran"ient o-fTlry lovc.I tlesireto mrikerrtñi'atíor attil cxlsi-
Sa',ntsenjo;*ingTh^¡prcwnce, that I ntty be abk to thank The iu(rr?lc wav the gtfts
J-or ation.for tlrcse.fi¡aits.
all I tlesireto lit,e s'prntualil,tt;iLhinttte
and.JavoursThouhast tlagted to grant me in Thy poweful goodness tt
Jron thc firsr mo- tabutncle n'ith Thee, fo r'islf Thte ,:tnil¿it'trc Thec
tneflt oJ-trry exstence to thc presürt hour; for haúng seenfi:t n rhink oJ' me, mLserdble
and recewe'flrcespirirrrcliy¡,hcrcver'fhou ftrt pres-
wori?Lof tlús earth,f om ell eternity;Jbr havingfreewdecreedmy existcncein preference
ent unáct tlw sacrontatal,,,cilanil tlrcre,ar úteJbot
to so tiLünvother possiblethhrys;and e.special\for hating granted me anotherthy in
of Thy Euch¿tn.sti;thrttne,to live and díe.
which to loveand serveThte.
I besee;hThee -l'trthc propagatittno-f thc r-dith,
I am on thLsmrth.i-or rhe .solepurpo-reúf' sewing Thee,O *y Goil, and .savíngmt,
for thecotn'cr.siotr o_fEngl.antland of tlrc world.
soul' And oll other thhtgs,great ot' small,witl'-ittor aroundnte, mu^stdisappearantibc
I pra1,ta Thee.fór'tlic Churchancl,for Tlw
u if thevdi,l not cxlstt.ottt1,cyes,ftttrn the ftLotrlürth which Lheyceaseto bc
-for me thitt Vic¡tr; lbr tht Princes¿¡rrrlltrilo's; for thc
.for u,hicit Yottltwe createdthem to he, rhat is, the meayxto a great nvl. ytntth and .for the agcd;for Priesrs
I desireand Jirnlv resolvetoday to useall createdtlúngs in such e würyanrl only út
and religíous;J-orthe intentio¡¿sen-
safar as they help nrc to attaht to nqt nrd, to havea disposítion of hoty indifferencere-
trustedto m,e N.;Jlr f lte.scrtls
; -fort,,".
garding that whích dependsWotLnryfree choiceand tou,ardswhich I am not bounclby
iit Purgatorv.
any obligation.I am ready to dcceptíndiferentryfro* Tlq,l1a¡¿t and in thetuay which
OJcsrrs.I low Thee,I loveThee
is plea:ing to Theehenlth or síckness,riciresor powrty, honotr or dL¡honour,alonghfe
anil desireto ioveThecforever.
or a shorLone,dnd thus itt all otlrcr tltings,choosingonh,wltdt is mostconformedto l'lryt
L7&rJ,mry i7n¡1¡6culnte ancl sor-
Glory, which i: nryfinol aim.
rowfrü l\lother, lesli.me lrr./é:sus.
Grant that nw inLelkct, tt\t r11¿17rrrrrr
afiá ft+tf-er wil! mw be Thfue
-fbrever Mj, Guardian ,4ngel and
Pr¡r¡s¡¿"r¡ SalrlS,I¡ra'rtfor nrc.
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- Der,ernber :1012 December rll('r///tl/Ult ¿t(f '

¡l'braphic-f ightt
The ImtellecirlEnlightemecl
by SeraphicLove
Tlte srrul v'hích, in purift'irtg it,se//'ttnítes it.cell ever more to (joc/, hears ht,o unmi.stuk-
able,rign-r tLl'ttctiott ú'the divine Spouse; un artleilt ontl pw'e zeul.l'or thc salt,uÍion ol
scntlsancl si¡tcere t'onlempt a./'itsel-f.[n ¡itr:t, the more the -sr¡uladvanc'es in its uníon u:ith
God, fi'eeíngit.self.fittrn se$ishness, the n'tore God.fitt,s it t+,íthi:Iims'eff) tkut is, w,ith cli*
vine c'lutrity', sittc:r'"Grxi is love und he v'htt remuitt.s itt ltn'e retnuin.sin GorJand (iod
in him. "
irrcc('hristr:autestilcl.v
to savc thc lr¡st.thcre-
tbrc it is nccessaryfbr
the onc who is unitedto
Him to bc concerncd
about thc salvation of his neighbour.
This is thc meaning of thc Canticlc:
"Conte m1:lst'n, let us go lo the.fields,'
we ,,;,illsee i.f'lhe yines ure butltling:
w,e v,i!! ,^pend the night in tke t,il-
lages; there [ shall give vou rhe gíli of-
¡¡ ¡ i' / ¿ iy r : " ( Ct
7: 11 .1 2 );th a t i s , l c t u s g o
ottt, ttty beloved, to savc souls. Come
It¡ help ftte ftt ga.in thcm, he.r:ause
withoul You we cun hut,e no victorl'
(Cfr. Jn 15:5). We are to have ardenr
courpassionanclconcr:ñt tbr thc iniq-
uities of our neighbour.I will givc ro
you my breastsso that yoLtlllitlr snck-
le; I will olfcr to you the rnilk of'my
good counsel and of the exarnples ,
2 4 * .9n, 5*));*, Y-.'rr,¡,,r.,,r',
I | /t,,,, - ll e.tr-ntber :l { r l :¿
'I'R I.:r l i t.tt- ( ) '\ l l t.i R ¡l 1 {t¡ : t.U :¡ 1R 'f
crccl r,r'i th ri'oi-¡ncls. rics¡ri scd, cro tl t.tct1
Sl. Cümillú Bitttistu titr l:lrano
rvith tlrort-..and riict! orl the cross,r,r'c
r.vili uildersta¡ltl vcn' ucll horr de-ar
thi s cl i urch is t o FI inr .Ft r llouing: lt c: h
cctrsideratirlri.
as enamourcd.ticsirotts
¿tlso
fol hi s sai vat iot r .
ri
it .
c sltrrultJ
itlltl
iilr t it ¡ t
hccollru
cttnce
ot
sow ct'of' alI chaslc lor t '. I r - t ir c \ 'ir t r
my poor so iil u'hicli.
w ' hol l ¡rIi quclicdit l lr
t
r
hlt
tc
bour. rn'hoscsaivatittll \iru it¿tl such
lt
lir
ks
i'r
t o
r t
\
r
ir ii.
ncigh-
,
great thirst iilr tltl the rt'ood crf thc:
cross (C [r. Jn l9: 28) . Now I knor v
Final Part \bur goodncss and ultderstand tliat
the sw'cctestaffection I am able to
give to You is to dcsirethc salvationof
my neighbour.,..O blessedsoul, r'n'hir
due to such zcal. bccrtlnc'lilr (ioci l
hr.xcyconib ancl sr-rs',r'cct¿rrl inc (( li
C t. 5:1)l Th is is t he gr cat sor lgo{'t ht r
v,¡olTlanwhcl appcared ín the sk)'
clothedwith the sun (Apr 12f0, that is,
givcn by mc [o ln\i neighbour,r,vhite of divinc love. and beneath hcr fcet
and u,ithout the rnark of concupis- there rvas the filoon, rvhich is the lu-
ceilcc. I rvlll sive to you rxy litb lbr cidit-vand su'cctncssol'thc r,i'ortisalli'l
his salvation and will considcr rhe u'orks direc,tcdto our neighbour. Shc
sils of rn; neighbour as my orvn, just had Lrponhcr hcrd a crown of trvelvc
as thc ApostlcrPaul did rvhcn he s¿rid: stars.rvhich is thc contittuousglatrcc:
"[4''hu i.y ',^,,ectk,
anrl I utn uoÍ x¡ettk|' cf' the soul at lhc llvclve articles ol'
tr'Yhoi:; tt¡atír:to fitll, ttnd I otn r¡ot i¡t- faith. that arc hcl crou'tt. This womiitl
dignant'|" (Cor I:29). lias childrcn ti'om hcr trt¡dv.w'hich arc
O r.'eracioushcafl. o heart ardent thc works rnhich shc gave hirth to u'itl:
with tlic c-harityof God! This zcal is tri-rccharitv and n'ith groans full r¡f
bom of thc.holy divine kiss: "1 oill tek- sw'ect aftbction. bS, which hatrcd tbr
c'n up wilh z¿,clfor 1,our house" (Jn herself iucrcasesday afier dal'. ¿isshc
2:7: Ps 68: I0), that is, rvith zcal for rhe reurernbersthe rvord of thc heavenlv
houservhich is the soul o1'eachone of spousc:fle v:ho hale-shis soul in this
my ncighbours, in which God dwells v'ttrld, v,ill save il /br lile eternal (Jn
rnorc r';orthil¡; thail in the ternplc. 12:25)....This hat r eclunit es t he soul
Evcry faithful Christian is a ivifli l-iod,.ir"tstas lhr- slvcct Jcsus Lre-
church. thc altar of rvhich is the he.art sou-uhtHis Fathcr" saying: "h{uv th¿:v
anci (-.hristthc pricst! If r.r,cconsitlcr all ba one,.jusl cts,Full¡er,),'oLtarc itt
hor.v,for love of-this soul. He was cov* me ancl ! um in y()Lt,so lhrtl lhc',''qlso
m cn'hc in u, s"( Jir i 7: 2li. l- his lt at r ct l
rs thc fi¡Ltrtd¿r.titln tif trtrc iret'fecliolt.
fl'onr which. iu thc sr,rulof- tlic .ilrst
[ran- clcrivcsthc virtr.rcot'palicncc. lt
r
rtrcd
t t. o
is a u'ork ot-pcrltction, becr¿ruse
r¡rrt ¡raticncc no onc can rcach thr:
sur nr nit r il- pcr f cct ion. Thc et cnlal
rvith-
\\'ortl dcsccndcd r,r,illingl-vto eat'tlr
i: liiinr tlrc bosonrof the Father(Ct1-.Jrl
l: l- {. lS) t o st r '"vr his hat r ed anci t his
I{c cnhruced thcr¡ and borc:
l"r¡rticnce:
t hcnr unt il I lis deat h. , . .I under st alt t l
tot'riveil, rtry Lord, that of rnvsclf'l aln
nnablc to have this selt'-hatrecl. as Yutl
had it w'ithin \burself as man: but
drau'rnc b-v Yonr gracc to this gilili.
siirccI renrentber that to he rt'hocallcd
Yoi¡ got-d,Yott rcplicd and saidthat uo
onc \\us gooclcxccpt God alone []vlk
l0: 1, 8:l- k l8: l9) . O gooci. lesus.t hcr c
is no dcrubtthat thc lttarc a man lovcs
\bu. the nlclrc he has hah"edi-or hirn-
scll'.
tlehold, nov,r. i,vith the hclp rlf
CocJ.I havc ot-fcrcdthe r,r'illingohia-
tion and thc Lord (lod ivill give ail
thc,vdr:sirc to ihose u,ho celebratethis
rlbligatíonr,vurthil,v:nrav his ohlation
be healthl,'nrav the llrc ol clivinelove
lvhich dcvotirs thc sacrificc and the
vic: t im dcsccnd.. jnst as t hc r nat cr ial
fire cicsccndcclll'om Hcat'ct"lalld de-
voured the sacrificcof Solotrtrn (2 Cr
7:1), and rnay thc divine N4a.iesty str
fili ¡hc miud thai nttthing else rna-v-
find a ¡rlace thcreitl. ;\nd vori. fathcr,
who have not disdaincd to lrc instrucrt-
ed b-v au uncdut-atsd wolnan. n()w
arnendrn-vt-eminincvcrhosity, correct
thc lalse sent{::nccs and retlrovc cvcly
error that yor-rf.rnci.Since I havc sirn-
piy obcyed yor:r qucstiorr.I beseech
l,ou huinbly to blcss mc. Ameu. %
December. 2U12 * j)r, S))¡n" 7-lr,rr/onl/,t/i.,,u* 25
 iJ=h. ,ll"ov of''the t/'iints

.r ll
{i l IMffiI
\,\'asahttatrsunder lris f t't't. l'irst I t . t r ", ' t hi' li¡ iLr r c ul kir r q i\ lit lus

rffi\t TJrUsf I\n ffiuqrx

criticising onc tirirr¡';arrtl lllcrr t 't ', 'lSt 't 'l:"lt t t Pt t . silr lg" lt t ' s¡ icl.
\l anotlrer: "Lot)k ¿tt tll,rt nosr'! "\ '\ 'h- t , ,
- \ 'our -
I lolint ss?" ¡ r t 'ot t 'sI

\il
\il
Oh lvhat a f.rtcl ()h, rvlr¡lt is
ttrat, a rran ()r'.rl .rttiru.rt?...";
so mucl-l so tir.rt r¡nt' iine
ed lVI r . Dr '
nat ion. .
Cr
"Becaus€'
\ \ 'it h uo¡ r st r r -
t . sr 'r i¿?

iangelo had plcrcttcl \ror-r

if M ichc-

r,il day; lt{ichciclrg€J0,to

get his re\/enge, de-
ilr Irurgatorlr, I tt otrlrl
Itarre beetr ablt' tr-t

ñil $¡*il<d<*
picted the features
of that man, in the ü\
free \¡0u; but froil
Ileli ;rot c\¡en tire
itl
fft
.il
figtrre of King I'opre is al-rleto trce'
\¡-ist't's'ro lHn PopE
"$il ,l -voLl. ln fact, ther
N{inos (in F{e,11).
When Mr. Dc (-{'s¿'i¡1/ l.ord has said that
1'l Bcliogna, towards the rccogni setl th is, h,.' tlrere 'nullo csf rc-
í middle of the VIII compiai nt'cl tti {lrt' | )1rpt' tlttttittio': there is no
Centurv. the most noble
tl falnilies numbered fortv
tl and, tcl distingtrish thenr
ancl askerl f ut ' t llis ligt r r c
to be l ' ep a ir r t t 't 'l.
'l
lr t ' Pope
w ent t0 $ ec, lt r okt 'cl at it ver v
possibilitv of redemp-
tirin." 5o the figure remained
ancl is still therc todav, at the
ll frc'nt the othcrs in the offi- bc¡tttim of tire painting, to tl-re
It cial ceremonies, they were
rvel l , i auglr ccl hc, r r t ilv anci saiej
tlrat tht--'rc t.cl't,rirrlt, \,\'ctSa re* right oi the pL'rso11rvho looks

tltl
announcecl rvitir the appella- sembl ance, L- ''r r tlr c r c[ uscc] t o at tht' frc-scr).
tive of "Fortv" added to their
surnamr'. Pope Benedict XIV Naturally tl-rev rvere an-
(the famous Lambertinj) camL- nounced in the follorvin,gwav:
to Bologna, and several mem- "Lttpi Forty" and "Orsi Fortv."
il bers of the Lupi (rvolf) and
{l Orsi (bear) tamilies carne to
"Let them come foru,ard-ex-
clairned the i)ope gocid-na-
tl

it pa], hin-r their respects. hrredlv-*these eight1.beasts!"

)krr***
lle d"l' i)ope Pir,rs lX,
,r.rrithout airnor.rncing
veruir of ttour rtisit...". "l left it
there in thc cha¡rel. Yttlt u'ill
firi'l it on thc krreelel'." As soon

ilit
At' l'nr "UNIVERSALJuUcE,\{ri}rrr)'
tl l,,flf5 ichelangeJo, !y _ortier
i/illtll ot Pope iraul III, \4'as
H#j paintingthe universal
Judgemelrt in fhe Sistine
Cirapelof the'v'atican palaces.
in or-
The artist painteclslor,r,'lv
der for his r,r'orkto be perfect.
But there lvas a certain Mr.
Bingio.r.liCesen¿7,rrást€r of the
pontific.rl ccrt:monies, i,vho
a visit to a
himseli, 1-rair1
rnonasterr.' clf nLrns in I{ome.
lVho.uti imagi:re their j,tv!
The Pope knelt dor,r.n in their
little chapel, praved at length
and then clrvelt r,r'ith them in a
fatherlv \\'a)¡. When he' \\'as
about to iearrc,the nlrns askcd:
"I-lolv Fatlrer k:at,e' Lls a soll-
as lre ieft, tire Sisters rushecl trr
find the soui'enir of the Llcllt'
Father antl they soon cliscov-
cre-d r.vhat it was. Cln tlre
kneeier, ttic Trope had n¡ritten
r,r,itli his c¡wn finger Pitrs iX.
He had filrrde r:secf tire clust ttr
lcave his a r-rttigraph!

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19.
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bl
life. Thus will the monk each clay have tri c<lnform himself to such lor.e, 4,,/

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and order al! tris erctivitiesaccrirding to this end: ottrerrvise he would livc,
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uselessly and foolishl-v u,ithirr the er"rclosllreclf a cell." 1t
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