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Glory to God in the Highest Reflections on the Nativity Gospels (15) Luke 2:8-20 When Uzziah, the tenth king of Judah, died in 739 B.C., the prophet Isaiah underwent an extraordinary experience in the Jerusalem Temple. He beheld the Lord God Almighty on His throne,...
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She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger Reflections on the Nativity Gospels (14) Luke 2:1-7 On Christmas Eve in the year 1223, St. Francis of Assisi marked the feast of Christ’s birth with a crib scene or creche, inaugurating a beloved...
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He has filled the hungry with good things Reflections on the Nativity Gospels (13) Luke 1:39-56 It is time once again to consider our icon of the Supplication (Deisis), depicting Christ Almighty flanked by John the Baptist, the final prophet of the Old Testament, and...
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All generations shall call me blessed Reflections on the Nativity Gospels (12) Luke 1:39-56 ‘Hail, Fulfillment of the Creator’s dispensation.’ These joyous words from the hymn to the Mother of God on the Feast of her Entrance into the Temple vividly...
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My soul magnifies the Lord Reflections on the Nativity Gospels (11) Luke 1:39-56 Two humble women, both with child, meet in a town in the hills of Judea, and nothing less than the change of the ages is underway. The elder woman, who had long been barren, greets the...
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‘Hail Mary, Full of Grace, the Lord is with you’ Reflections on the Nativity Gospels (10) Luke 1:26-38 As an angel announces to the priest Zachariah that his wife Elizabeth would bear John the Baptist, we are brought to the very cusp of the appearance of...
